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Emirates and Avianca launched a new codeshare partnership which allows Emirates and Avianca customers to enjoy seamless connectivity on select routes. Emirates customers flying from Emirates’ network via Madrid, Barcelona or London Heathrow, can fly direct to three points in Colombia and enjoy seamless connectivity, in addition to other travel benefits that introduce more convenience. Codeshare flights include Madrid to Bogotá, Medellin or Cali; Barcelona to Bogotá; and London Heathrow to Bogotá. Tickets can be booked immediately on emirates.com, avianca.com, the Emirates and Avianca Apps, contact centres or via both online and offline travel agents, with codeshare flights starting from 4 June. Avianca will place its code on routes operated by Emirates, between Barcelona, Madrid or London Heathrow and Dubai. The Colombian carrier’s customers will fly on Emirates-operated widebody aircraft while enjoying premium dining, lie-flat seats in premium cabins in addition to an abundance of content on Emirates’ award-winning inflight entertainment system, featuring more than 6,500 channels of movies, shows, music and more, including in Spanish. Customers of both airlines will enjoy the convenience of seamless connectivity, hassle-free booking of itineraries on both airlines on a single ticket while reaping the benefit of securing competitive fares, and a single baggage policy checked through to the final destination. Adnan Kazim, Deputy President, and Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates said: “We are delighted to establish a codeshare partnership with Colombia’s largest carrier, Avianca to provide seamless connections on select routes to customers of both airlines. The codeshare agreement will enable us to expand our reach and allow our customers to use our services and fly to additional popular points in Colombia.” We are also pleased to offer Avianca’s customers connections through points in Spain …

Emirates helped the iconic football club take to the skies in style and ‘fly better’ from Madrid to the Saudi capital on a specially planned charter flight, ahead of the Spanish Super Cup match. Onboard the special charter flight, Nacho Fernández, Eduardo Camavinga, Vini Jr., Luka Modric and other star players experienced bespoke inflight services to rest and recharge ahead of the match. A customized menu for the club featured creative culinary delights inspired by their trip. Specially branded touchpoints and meticulous attention to detail rounded off the inflight experience. The players were also spoilt for choice as they browsed their favourite shows, movies and music on Emirates’ ice inflight entertainment system. Emirates has been proudly supporting Real Madrid as its official partner since 2011, joining up fan experiences with the iconic club to reach its massive fanbase of over 500 million loyal followers around the world. The airline has helped connect Real Madrid on special flights for numerous tours, including sporting events staged in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The airline will continue as the Official Main Airline Partner of Real Madrid until 2026, making it the longest shirt sponsorship in the history of LaLiga.

IFEMA MADRID is launching a new project to increase its commitment to cultural and leisure events in the capital. The latest innovation is Fiesta Flamenca by IFEMA MADRID Live, a selection of prestigious flamenco shows scheduled to coincide with major trade events. The shows will be an ideal opportunity for visitors, exhibitors, and the general public to enhance their stays in Madrid and enjoy a gastronomy featuring high-quality Spanish products. The new project is provided by SO-LA-NA Entertainment, the world’s leading producer of flamenco events, which has been organising international flamenco projects as a cross-cutting area since 2011, supporting international appreciation of Spanish dance, art and culture. The company has succeeded with international projects such as Las Minas Puerto Flamenco, Faro, Summer Flamenco Experience, and the prestigious Flamenco Real cycle, with more than 400 shows at the Teatro Real in Madrid since 2018, and since 2022, it has been working internationally. The producer became a world leader with Authentic Flamenco, with three simultaneous international tours co-produced with the Teatro Real and Fever, taking flamenco to 15 countries in America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania, with more than 450 performances to great public acclaim. Fiesta Flamenca will premiere at IFEMA MADRID Live within the framework of Fruit Attraction 2023, a flagship, extremely international fair that will bring together more than 1,800 companies from 47 countries, including the institution’s most important and most international fairs and more than 89,000 trade professionals from all corners of the earth. The show “Origin” will premiere on 3, 4, and 5 October, a show starring one of the world’s best dancers or “bailaores” – Eduardo Guerrero – accompanied by a cast of seven prestigious …

In its continuous efforts to expand its network of destinations and develop its services to the highest levels of quality, Kuwait Airways announced the launch of first scheduled commercial flights to the cities of Madrid and Malaga in Spain, with three flights per week on Saturdays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, commencing from 11th June 2022. Kuwait Airways CEO, Eng. Maen Razouqi stated, “Kuwait Airways is pleased to launch its flights to Madrid and Malaga in Spain, which are among the most important destinations for our customers, and the commencement of operations is in response to the significant and growing requirements of customers in Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf region.” Razouqi added, “Kuwait Airways is steadily progressing in its strategic plans to expand its network, as it has recently launched a number of destinations, foremost of which are Casablanca, Manchester, Alexandria, Sharm El-Sheikh, Sohag, Trabzon, Bodrum, Izmir, Mykonos, Salalah, and most recently to Sarajevo, which will be followed shortly by operations to destinations such as Nice in France, and Vienna in Austria. This is also in addition to commencing operations to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Kathmandu, Nepal in the coming months.” Razouqi explained that the Airbus A330neo, which was recently included to Kuwait Airways’ fleet of aircraft was designated to facilitate the travel of passengers to Madrid and Malaga, due to its unique technological features and characteristics, spacious seating arrangements, which are in accordance with its latest features present in the air transport sector. The inaugural ceremony for the commencement of operations to Madrid and Malaga was attended by Kuwait Airways CEO, Eng. Maen Razouqi, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the State of Kuwait, H.E Miguel Jose Aguilar and …

The Latvian airline, airBaltic, in cooperation with Etihad Airways, has announced extension of the operating season of flights between Riga and Abu Dhabi in 2019. The flights will restart on October 28, 2018 and continue until April 29, 2019. Wolfgang Reuss, SVP, Network Management, airBaltic, said, “When we launched flights to Abu Dhabi last year, it instantly became one of the most demanded routes during the winter season. As more of the Airbus A220-300 aircraft are joining our fleet, we are now extending the operating season of these flights by additional two months in 2019. In addition to serving the point-to-point demand, the cooperation with Etihad Airways offers a multitude of travel options to the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent and Australasia,” Reuss added. This winter season, airBaltic will also continue flights from Riga to holiday destinations like Malaga, Madrid, Lisbon and Nice. airBaltic will restart flights from Riga to Abu Dhabi on October 28, 2018 and will operate the route 4 times weekly. Passengers will board an Airbus A220-300 aircraft for a flight that will last 6 hours and 15 minutes. One-way ticket prices start at 129 EUR, including airport fees and transaction costs. A full schedule of airBaltic flights can be found on the company’s homepage at www.airbaltic.com.