AVIATION-

Qatar Airways snaps up Tarom slots at Heathrow: Romania’s flagship carrier Tarom has transferred its slots at London Heathrow Airport to Qatar Airways for an undisclosed sum, SimpleFlying reported, citing Airport Coordination Limited. The transfer — which will go into effect on 27 October — will see Qatar Airways operate eight day flights from London Heathrow to Hamad International Airport (DOH) as well as 10 weekly flights from London Gatwick to DOH.

AND- Emirates will deploy its retrofitted Boeing 777s to Zurich and Riyadh starting 1 October, it said in a press release .

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LOGISTICS-

Egypt, Kuwait to cooperate on industry, transport, and logistics: Egypt’s Industry and Trade Minister, Kamel El Wazir, met with Kuwait’s ambassador to Egypt, Ghanem Saqr Al Ghanem, to explore and boost cooperation between the two countries on industry, transport, and logistics projects, according to an Egyptian Transport Ministry statement.

Remember: The National Bank of Kuwait Egypt earlier this month extended USD 93 mn worth of credit facilities to construction firm EDECS for the construction of the container terminal at Ain Sokhna Port.

INFRASTRUCTURE-

The 3.2 km Safwa-Ras Tanura Bridge in Saudi Arabia is now 88% complete, according to state news agency SPA. Once finished, the project — which links Ras Tanura to Dammam, Qatif, and King Fahd International Airport — will be the Kingdom’s second-largest double sea bridge. The project includes 24 water drainage canals and aims to improve regional travel and boost tourism.

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