Departures


Opposite page: Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE Bottom left: Oman’s Grand Mosque Below: Dubai Creek by night


flights a week on the same route, plus three weekly departures from London Luton. Lufthansa flies twice-daily from Frankfurt and five times a week from Munich.


 Jordan – Amman The capital of Jordan is the business centre for the Levant and is home to growing sectors such as construction, banking and finance. Royal Jordanian Airlines and bmi both fly to Amman daily from Heathrow. Lufthansa and Air France provide the same frequency out of Frankfurt and Paris Charles De Gaulle respectively.


 Kuwait – Kuwait City Kuwait has the fifth-largest oil reserves in the world, with petroleum and petroleum products accounting for 95 per cent of export earnings. Other major industries include financial services. Kuwait Airways and British Airways fly daily


direct from Heathrow to Kuwait City, with Gulf Air offering the same frequency via Bahrain. Lufthansa operates daily from Frankfurt, and KLM four times a week from Schiphol, while Qatar Airways has four services a day out of Doha. Alternatively, Gulf Air offers double daily departures from Heathrow via Bahrain.


 Lebanon – Beirut A thriving tourism industry, the banking sector and one of the largest seaports on the Eastern Mediterranean are the mainstays of the economy in the feisty capital of Lebanon.


Middle East Airlines offers daily flights from Heathrow to Beirut, bmi operates ten a week, increasing to 14 on March 31. Lufthansa flies 12 times weekly from Frankfurt, and Air France ten times a week from Paris CDG.


 Oman – Muscat Centred on the attractive capital of Muscat, the vibrant Omani economy is dominated by oil production, plus trade with multinationals such as Toshiba, Subaru and Hewlett Packard. Both Oman Air and BA fly daily direct to Muscat from Heathrow, with Gulf Air providing the same frequency via Bahrain. Lufthansa serves the city once a day out of Frankfurt.


 Qatar – Doha Located on a desert peninsula, Qatar is moving away from dependence on oil and natural gas, aiming to make the chemicals, steel, banking and tourism sectors pillars of its economy. Qatar Airways offers five services a day from Heathrow to Doha, plus a daily flight from London Gatwick. British Airways flies daily, also from Heathrow, while Lufthansa provides a daily departure from Frankfurt.


 Saudi Arabia – Riyadh The capital of Saudi Arabia has developed over the years into a dynamic metropolis, becoming the country’s centre of power and its main commercial hub.


From London Heathrow, bmi serves Riyadh


daily, British Airways six times a week, and Saudi Arabian Airlines four times a week. Lufthansa and Air France offer daily services from Frankfurt and Paris CDG respectively.


 Syria – Damascus The Syrian capital’s economy is reliant on government activities, processed food and clothing, while the financial sector is currently being restructured. bmi flies daily from Heathrow to Damascus,


while Syrian Arab Airlines flies three times a week. Continental departures are with Air France from Paris CDG, with four services weekly.


 United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi The capital of the UAE is one of the world’s largest producers of oil, although it is diversifying its economy via investment in tourism and financial services. Etihad flies to Abu Dhabi three times a day


from Heathrow and daily from Manchester. BA has a daily departure from Heathrow. Lufthansa operates daily from Frankfurt, and KLM and Air France each offer five flights a week, flying from Schiphol and Paris CDG respectively.


 United Arab Emirates – Dubai The commercial centre of the UAE is celebrated for its cutting-edge development projects. Its economy was built on oil, but the emirate has ➔


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