Travel

The service, which will begin on October 28, 2025, will operate three times weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, connecting Zayed International Airport with Damascus International Airport.

This exponential growth is driven by a diversified portfolio of over 50 clients and strategic airline partnerships with GOL, Azul, and Ethiopian Airlines.

The new long-haul routes, awaiting approval from the US Department of Transportation (DOT), are scheduled to launch in May and June, marking a key milestone in the airline’s North American expansion strategy.

This Africa-focused platform allows global travelers to seamlessly book and manage flights, hotels, charters, and ground transport both across the continent and internationally through a single, secure, and intuitive interface.

By the end of 2025, over 10,000 cabin crew members are expected to complete the program, which focuses on fine dining etiquette, refined table service, and premium guest engagement, all inspired by Michelin-star standards.

The WTTC’s 2025 report, Future of the Travel & Tourism Workforce, shows that the sector supported 357 million jobs in 2024, with projections rising to 371 million in 2025.

Tourism ministers and officials from more than 50 African nations attended, creating a shared vision for a more integrated and competitive continent-wide travel circuit.

This collaboration now covers flights from Barcelona to popular destinations such as Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, and Santiago, providing broad coverage across major hubs in the Americas and South America.

The event is expected to attract more than 250 senior government officials, tourism ministers, policy-makers, and investors from 53 African nations.

This represents the strongest annual growth across all economic sectors, with tourism, hospitality, and restaurant services together recording a 17.3% increase for the year.