Departures


Below left: Amman, capital of Jordan Below right: Doha Marina, Qatar


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become a major business and tourism destination. Emirates flies five times a day from Heathrow


to Dubai, thrice daily from Gatwick, twice a day from Birmingham and Manchester, and daily from Newcastle and Glasgow. Also from Heathrow, BA offers 21 services a week, Virgin Atlantic and Royal Brunei daily frequencies, and Biman Bangladesh flies four times weekly. Alternatively, Lufthansa operates daily from Frankfurt and Munich, KLM 13 times a week out of Schiphol, and Air France daily from Paris CDG.


 Yemen – Sana Maintaining the fragile stability of the only republic on the Arabian Peninsula is seen as vital by Western leaders. It is 90 per cent dependent on oil exports, supplemented by hand-outs from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. With no direct flights to Sana now that


Yemenia’s services from the UK have been suspended, alternatives include Gulf Air’s daily operation from Heathrow via Bahrain or Qatar Airways’ twice-daily departures from Doha.


The Indian Subcontinent  India – Ahmadabad Once known as ‘The Manchester of the East’ for its thriving textiles industry, the city of


Ahmadabad is spinning itself a reputation as a big player in the chemicals and IT industries. Air India flies daily from London Heathrow to Ahmadabad via Mumbai. From the Gulf region, Emirates offers ten services a week departing from Dubai, Qatar Airways flies daily out of Doha, and Etihad’s four flights a week from Abu Dhabi will increase to a daily frequency on March 27. Air France operates daily from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.


 India – Bangalore Dubbed ‘The Silicon Valley of India’, the city accounts for around one-third of the country’s IT exports, and is home to aerospace, telecoms and biotechnology industries. British Airways flies daily from Heathrow to Bangalore. Emirates has 20 flights a week from Dubai, Qatar Airways offers a daily service out of Doha, and Oman Air operates frequently out of Muscat. Air France and Lufthansa fly daily, from Paris CDG and Frankfurt respectively.


 India – Chennai Known as Madras before independence, the city on the Bay of Bengal could be likened to Detroit before it ran out of gas. Some 30 per cent of India’s automobile industry is garaged here.


British Airways operates to Chennai five times


a week from Heathrow. Emirates flies thrice-daily from Dubai, and daily services are offered by Gulf Air from Bahrain, Qatar Airways from Doha, and Etihad from Abu Dhabi, with Oman Air offering a further alternative from Muscat. Lufthansa departs daily out of Frankfurt, and Air France flies twice-daily from Paris Charles de Gaulle.


 India – Delhi India’s seat of government, Delhi houses offices of the federal authority, whose procurement programmes are targeted by key local service industries, such as those involved in IT, telecoms, hotels, construction, health and banking. From London Heathrow, British Airways flies to


Delhi twice-daily, and Air India, Jet Airways and Virgin Atlantic all provide daily services, also from Heathrow. Gulf Air operates daily flights from Bahrain to Delhi, Emirates provides four a day from Dubai, Qatar Airways flies twice a day out of Doha, and Etihad Airways operates once a day from Abu Dhabi. Alternatively, link up with Oman Air in Muscat. KLM departs Amsterdam Schiphol daily for Delhi, as does Air France from Paris Charles De Gaulle, with Lufthansa offering the same frequency to Delhi out of both Frankfurt and Munich.


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