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Flydubai Adds Mykonos, Santorini to Summer Schedule

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft bearing the logo of flydubai is parked at a Boeing production facility in Renton, Washington, US March 11, 2019. Reuters
A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft bearing the logo of flydubai is parked at a Boeing production facility in Renton, Washington, US March 11, 2019. Reuters
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Flydubai Adds Mykonos, Santorini to Summer Schedule

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft bearing the logo of flydubai is parked at a Boeing production facility in Renton, Washington, US March 11, 2019. Reuters
A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft bearing the logo of flydubai is parked at a Boeing production facility in Renton, Washington, US March 11, 2019. Reuters

Flydubai has announced the launch of two new summer routes. The Dubai-based carrier will operate three weekly flights to Mykonos International Airport (JMK) and Santorini (Thira) Airport (JTR) between June 18 and September 29.

The launch of flights to the two Greek islands brings the number of seasonal routes served by flydubai to six destinations including Bodrum and Trabzon in Turkey, Batumi in Georgia and Tivat in Montenegro, it said.

“We are excited to grow our network and give passengers more options to travel this summer. Demand for travel has started to increase as more countries gradually lift restrictions on international travel.

The UAE has recently added Bahrain, Greece and Serbia to the safe travel list which has encouraged more people to start planning their summer holidays. Mykonos and Santorini will be popular choices for travel from the UAE and GCC,” said Chief Executive Officer at flydubai Ghaith Al Ghaith.

A safe travel corridor between the UAE and Greece has opened for fully vaccinated travelers to move between the two countries from May 18. Under the agreement, passengers holding vaccination certificates issued by health authorities can travel to Greece without having to quarantine on arrival. The same rule applies for travelers flying from Greece to the UAE.

Commenting on the announcement, Jeyhun Efendi, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations and E-commerce at flydubai, said: “We are pleased to offer our passengers convenient travel options this summer to some of the most popular holiday spots.”

“Whether flying in Business or Economy Class or opting to purchase a flexible holiday package that includes flights, hotels stay and other add ons, flydubai is committed to making travel this summer more flexible and a little less stressful,” he added.

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Euro Zone Business Growth Slowed Sharply in June

A worker at German manufacturer of silos and liquid tankers, Feldbinder Special Vehicles, welds aluminium at the company's plant in Winsen, Germany, July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/ File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
A worker at German manufacturer of silos and liquid tankers, Feldbinder Special Vehicles, welds aluminium at the company's plant in Winsen, Germany, July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/ File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
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Euro Zone Business Growth Slowed Sharply in June

A worker at German manufacturer of silos and liquid tankers, Feldbinder Special Vehicles, welds aluminium at the company's plant in Winsen, Germany, July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/ File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
A worker at German manufacturer of silos and liquid tankers, Feldbinder Special Vehicles, welds aluminium at the company's plant in Winsen, Germany, July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/ File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

 

Overall business growth across the euro zone slowed sharply last month as a solid expansion in the bloc's dominant services industry failed to offset a further deterioration in manufacturing, a survey showed on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

HCOB's composite Purchasing Managers' Index for the currency union, compiled by S&P Global and seen as a good gauge of overall economic health, dropped to 50.9 in June from May's 12-month high of 52.2.

It was just above a preliminary 50.8 estimate and the fourth consecutive month above the 50 mark separating growth from contraction.

"Growth in the euro zone can be attributed fully to the service sector. While the manufacturing sector weakened considerably in June, activity growth in the services sector continued to be nearly as robust as the month before," said Cyrus de la Rubia, chief economist at Hamburg Commercial Bank.

The services PMI dipped to 52.8 last month from 53.2 but was ahead of the 52.6 flash estimate.

Manufacturing activity across the bloc took a turn for the worse last month as demand fell at a much faster pace despite factories cutting their prices, a sister survey showed on Monday.

Falling demand for manufactured goods, alongside slower growth for services, meant the composite new business index slumped below breakeven for the first time since February, registering 49.4 compared to May's 51.6. The flash reading was 49.2.

That was despite the European Central Bank delivering a widely predicted cut to interest rates last month. It is expected to cut again in September and December, according to a Reuters poll.

Strong wage data and still sticky price pressures have increased uncertainties around the rationale for more cuts but both input and output cost pressures eased, according to the PMI.

Charges levied by services firms rose at the slowest pace in over three years. The output prices index fell to 53.5 from 54.2.

"The ECB ... is getting some support for this decision from the HCOB Services PMI price indices," de la Rubia added.

"Looking forward, the ECB will remain cautious, as the price increases are still way above pre-pandemic averages and still unusually high given the fragile state of the economy."