News in Brief

  

 ● Qatar Airways will display one of its new Boeing 787Dreamliner aircraft at the Bahrain International Air Show taking place from 16 – 18 January 2014.

·        The number of cruise liners visiting Izmir, Turkey declined to 191 in 2013, from 286 in 2012. Passenger numbers were down from approximately 51,000 in 2012 to 48,000 in 2013.

● A yoga room, dedicated kids' space and free Wi-Fi are just a few of the features of a newly renovated boarding area United Airlines will unveil later this month at San Francisco International Airport.

       

● A Chinese company plans to build a full-scale replica of RMS

      Titanic, complete with a simulation of an iceberg collision, at a

      theme park in Daying County, Sichuan Province, China that is

       slated to open in 2016.

       

● Last Tuesday was the last day customers may pay for goods   and services with lats; th euro became legal tender January 1 at the fixed rate of one lats per 1.42 euro.