Katy Gillett

Katy Gillett

Journalist
Dubai
Katy Gillett joined The National as assistant features editor in 2018, before becoming the weekend editor. She was a managing editor at Time Out GCC, and has edited and written for a range of publications – including Women’s Health, British GQ, Sorbet, Gulf Insider and Absolutely London.
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Severe turbulence can be caused by extreme weather events, such as thunderstorms. Getty Images
What is turbulence and why is it getting worse?

A recent report found bumpier flights are on the rise

May 22, 2024, 12:53 PM
My Dubai Home
My Own Home: Dubai homeowner says buying Dh1.2m property was ‘best decision’

Shruti Krishnan loves her home so much she started a new career selling real estate in the same area

May 17, 2024, 9:41 AM
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 28: An airliner arrives from Sydney on the first flight from Australia on February 28, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand. International borders reopened to vaccinated New Zealanders and other eligible travellers coming from Australia as of 11:59pm on Sunday 27 February. Eligible arrivals from Australia will need to self-isolate for 7 days. (Photo by Fiona Goodall / Getty Images)
Flydubai suspends some flights from UAE to Russia 'until further notice'

Services to Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don have been cancelled

March 14, 2022, 2:36 PM
Zendaya, pictured, stars in award-winning sci-fi epic 'Dune' alongside Timothee Chalamet. Getty Images
‘Dune’ awards season glory: Abu Dhabi-shot sci-fi is only film to bag more than two Baftas

Abu Dhabi Film Commissioner also congratulates the cast and crew on their wins at the Critics Choice Awards

March 14, 2022, 11:57 AM
A shipment of UAE aid to tackle Covid-19 in Cuba is loaded on to an Etihad cargo aircraft. Wam
Etihad and Emirates to resume flights to Phuket, Thailand in July

The Tourism Authority of Thailand has confirmed the island will reopen to vaccinated travellers from July 1

July 04, 2021, 6:35 AM
Cove Beach Hotel and Resort in Cotonou will be the brand's first full-service hospitality offering. Courtesy Cove Beach
UAE's Cove Beach to open a new resort in Benin

The brand's first international outpost will be a full-service hotel, which will come with its own beach club

June 25, 2021, 9:18 AM
Competitors perform during Red Bull Jump and Freeze at Mzaar Ski Resort, Kfardebian, Lebanon on February 23, 2019. Akl Yazbeck / Red Bull Content Pool
World's first indoor Red Bull Jump & Freeze event to take place in Ski Dubai

Teams dressed in crazy costumes will jump into a freezing pool

June 21, 2021, 10:28 AM
'Junior Court Official', one of two brass plaques New York's The Metropolitan Museum of Art will return to its rightful home in Nigeria. Courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York's The Metropolitan Museum of Art to return three African artworks to Nigeria

Two 16th-century brass plaques and a 4th-century brass Ife Head will be returned to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments

June 10, 2021, 9:34 AM