RIYADH- German carrier Lufthansa and the Swiss International Air Lines announced yesterday the merger of their Saudi operations. The move follows the process of Lufthansa’s laking over the Swiss airline and its eventual integration into the Lufthansa Group, which was first announced early last year. “Our integration processes are working very successfully,” said Joachim Steinbach, Lufthansa’s regional vice president, during a press conference yesterday. “We will emerge stronger from the consolidation process in the Kingdom.
RIYADH, 1 March 2006 — Saudi Arabia will join other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states today to mark the “First GCC Consumer Protection Day”, as the Kingdom intensifies its efforts to protect the interests of consumers and educate them about their rights as buyers. The theme of the day is: “Consumer protection is the responsibility of all.”