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Gulf Air

Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air adds Goa as its newest destination

Kanchan Nath Mar 29, 2023
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, celebrated the launch of its newest destination on its network Goa.
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air preforms a low emission flypast at Bahrain Grand Prix

Kanchan Nath Mar 6, 2023
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the World’s Most Improved Airlines 2022, will perform a low emission flypast at the 2023 Formula 1 season opener over the…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air Participates in the HFW Middle East Aviation Conference

Kanchan Nath Feb 21, 2023
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently participated in the HFW Middle East Aviation Conference held in The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina…
Global

Gulf Air announces ‘Beach Destinations’ for summer 2023

Kanchan Nath Jan 23, 2023
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announces the return of some of its favourite Beach Destinations for the summer season of 2023, as the airline also adds the new…
Airlines and Aviation

Formula 1 and Gulf Air renew title partnership of the Bahrain Grand Prix

Kanchan Nath Dec 15, 2022
Formula 1 has announced Gulf Air will continue as the Title Partner of the Bahrain Grand Prix, following a renewal of the successful partnership that has been running since the event started…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air successfully conducts business continuity drill test on its cloud infrastructure

Kanchan Nath Dec 12, 2022
In line with the Kingdom’s cloud first policy, Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air flight attendant suffers heart attack mid-flight to Paris

Kanchan Nath Dec 2, 2022
A flight attendant has tragically died after he suffered a heart attack mid-air. Yasser Saleh Al Yazidi was working on Gulf Air flight GF-19 from Bahrain to Paris on Tuesday when he began to…
Global

Gulf Air and Tamkeen sign MoU  

Kanchan Nath Nov 14, 2022
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, signed a joint cooperation agreement with the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), which aims to further enhance cooperation between the two…
Airlines and Aviation

Emirates A380 at the Bahrain Air Show

Kanchan Nath Nov 14, 2022
The Emirates A380 drew in close to eight thousand visitors during its 2 days appearance at the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2022.
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air Poised for major announcements at Bahrain International Airshow 2022

Kanchan Nath Nov 11, 2022
With numerous aviation, trade, exhibition and media attendees arriving from across the globe to the highly anticipated Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2022, Gulf Air, looks forward to…
Airlines and Aviation

Emirates and Gulf Air launch codeshare partnership

Kanchan Nath Nov 11, 2022
Emirates and Gulf Air have officially signed a unilateral codeshare partnership, starting this December. The new agreement will offer easy connections and expanded choices for Gulf Air…
Appointments

Gulf Air appoints Captain Waleed Al Alawi as Chief Executive Officer

Kanchan Nath Oct 27, 2022
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today announced Captain Waleed Al Alawi as the airline’s Chief Executive Officer.
Airlines and Aviation

IATA’s WPS to take place from1-3 Nov in Bahrain

Kanchan Nath Oct 21, 2022
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that ‘Unlocking Value Creation by Putting the Customer First’ will be the theme of the 2022 World Passenger Symposium (WPS)
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air celebrates 40 years of operations to Athens

Kanchan Nath Oct 18, 2022
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain recently celebrated 40 years of direct operations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Hellenic Republic, as Athens International…

Emirates and Gulf Air sign MoU for commercial cooperation

Joe Cusmano Nov 17, 2021
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been struck between Emirates and Gulf Air to expand commercial collaboration between the two airlines.

Bahrain attracts USD 40 million in tourism project investments

Megha Paul Sep 17, 2021
Bahrain’s tourism sector has attracted nearly USD 40 million worth of new investments in the kingdom’s tourism sector to date, which will help create more than 260 jobs over the next three…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air operates 80% of pre-pandemic destinations

Joe Cusmano Jul 21, 2021
Gulf Air begins the summer season with 80% of its pre-pandemic destinations as it continues to resume operations and restore services to cities of its original 2019 destination network.

Gulf Air unveils ‘boutique fares’

Megha Paul Oct 30, 2020
Gulf Air has introduced a new pricing concept for its air fares to make it easier and clearer to its passengers regarding what’s included in each price bracket

Gulf Air CEO steps down from his role

Megha Paul Sep 16, 2020
Krešimir Kučko will step down from his role as the chief executive officer of Gulf Air by the end of the month

Gulf Air appoints new strategy and planning director

Megha Paul Jun 30, 2020
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has appointed Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa as director of strategy and planning to manage one of the airline’s main business units that is…

Gulf Air imports over 80 tons of medical supplies in May

Megha Paul May 28, 2020
In response to national COVID-19 mitigation efforts, Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has successfully imported 82 tons of medical supplies from India with partner medical…

Gulf Air imports 4,000 kg of fresh produce from Europe

Megha Paul Apr 3, 2020
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, and All Food Company, a Bahraini food supplier, imported approximately 4,000 kg worth of fresh produce from Europe using its flagship Boeing…

Gulf Air and Royal Charity Organisation raise USD 91,904 through passenger donations project

Megha Paul Mar 16, 2020
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, and the Royal Charity Organisation (RCO) celebrated raising USD 91,904.16 since the successful launch of their passenger donations project.…

Gulf Air unveils ‘No Fees, Unlimited Changes’ campaign

Megha Paul Mar 11, 2020
Gulf Air - the national carrier of Bahrain – has launched its latest ‘No Fees, Unlimited Changes’ campaign allowing passengers much more travel flexibility in reaction to the current…
Middle East

Gulf Air’s 2020 vision of expansion and modernisation

Alastair Newport Feb 6, 2020
Gulf Air recently held its annual internal commercial conference which was attended by the airline’s chairman, executive management, station managers from the entire network, Bahrain Tourism…
Air

Gulf Air returns to Erbil with three weekly flights

Megha Paul Feb 4, 2020
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, celebrated its resumption services to Erbil in Iraq as its flight landed in Erbil International Airport. At the inaugural event in the Erbil…

Gulf Air ropes in 22 Bahraini maintenance technicians

Megha Paul Jan 27, 2020
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, recently welcomed a new batch of 22 Bahraini aircraft maintenance technicians who have recently joined the airline and began their training…

Gulf Air opens 70th anniversary museum

Megha Paul Jan 21, 2020
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, celebrated the opening of its temporary museum at the Bahrain City Centre shopping mall which marks the start of a series of 70th anniversary…

Gulf Air reveals Nice as leisure boutique destination

Megha Paul Jan 17, 2020
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has revealed a new addition to its 2020 network with the popular premium leisure destination of Nice in France. In line with its strategy to…

Maldives welcomes first visitor of 2020

Megha Paul Jan 6, 2020
With the beginning of a new decade, the Maldives welcomed the first visitor of 2020 at Velana International Airport. The lucky winner, Mohamed Alamer from Bahrain, arrived in Maldives…

Gulf Air and KLM Royal Dutch in codeshare partnership

Megha Paul Oct 30, 2019
Gulf Air, the national airline of Bahrain, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have signed a codeshare partnership, for travel commencing from 27 October 2019. The announcement follows the…

Gulf Air’s inaugural Maldives flight touches down

Megha Paul Oct 29, 2019
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, celebrated its inaugural service to the Maldives as its flight GF144 landed in Velana International Airport in the capital, Male. Vincent…

Gulf Airs new Dreamliner in 70th anniversary livery

Megha Paul Oct 23, 2019
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, received its seventh Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Bahrain International Airport in its special 70th anniversary livery which showcases the…

Gulf Air unveils seventh Dreamliner with special livery

Megha Paul Sep 23, 2019
On the sidelines of Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and deputy supreme commander and first deputy Prime Minister’s official visit to the US, Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain,…
Air

Gulf Air increases direct Delhi service

Megha Paul Jul 3, 2019
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, is set to increase its direct Delhi service from two to three daily flights starting from 9 July. Strengthening relationship with Indian…
Air

Gulf Air features UN videos on inflight entertainment

Megha Paul Jun 28, 2019
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, will feature United Nations’ (UN) award-winning series of short feature stories - ‘UN in Action’, that reports on the organization’s…
Air

Gulf Air announces Maldives route, welcomes third Airbus 320neo

Megha Paul Jun 24, 2019
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain welcomed the airline’s third Airbus A320neo, which on 26 October will begin operating to Gulf Air’s newest destination, Male, in the Maldives.…
Air

Gulf Air resumes Salalah flight

Megha Paul Jun 19, 2019
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, celebrated its inaugural summer service to and from Salalah as the airline resumed this popular route. Gulf Air’s flight GF548 was welcomed…
Air

Gulf Air’s inaugural Spanish city Malaga flight touches down

Megha Paul Jun 17, 2019
Gulf Air celebrated its inaugural summer service to and from Malaga Costa del Sol in South Spain. Gulf Air’s flight GF021 was welcomed into Malaga Costa del Sol Airport with a water…
Global

Aviation round up: Smooth as silk, strong as iron

Alastair Newport Feb 13, 2019
This week TD’s aviation round up returns with news of JAL's Iron Man style upgrades, a selection of new destinations and the arrival of a Boeing 747 in a Dutch country garden. First, news…
Airlines and Aviation

Qatar travel hit as neighbours suspend transport links

Maria Airey Jun 6, 2017
Several Middle Eastern airlines have suspended their flights to Doha following a diplomatic spat with the Qatari government. Airlines based in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE -…
Airlines and Aviation

Agoda forms FFP partnership with Gulf Air

Mark Elliott Feb 14, 2017
Agoda.com, the hotel booking site, has formed a new partnership with Gulf Air's frequent flyer programme, FalconFlyer. Under the arrangement, FalconFlyer members will be able to earn…
UK

Thirsty Thursday returns to London!

Mark Elliott Jan 27, 2017
Thirsty Thursday, Travel Daily Media's world-famous travel industry networking event, returned to London on 26th January 2017. The event saw the cream of the UK travel industry gather…
Airlines and Aviation

Asian air route updates: Gulf Air, Vietjet and more

Mark Elliott Jan 20, 2017
Gulf Air starts flying to Sri Lanka Where? Manama (Bahrain) to Colombo (Sri Lanka) When? Five times a week, effective immediately Who? Gulf Air Why? Taking advantage of double-digit…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air launches interline pricing tool

Mark Elliott Dec 8, 2016
Gulf Air has launched a new tool that enables travel agents to book interline flights with special fares. The 'Instant Book and Price' solution has been developed in tandem with the…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air gives youngsters an HQ tour

Gemma Greenwood Sep 23, 2016
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently welcomed youth participants of the 1st Bahrain International Airport Summer Programme at the company's headquarters in…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air Wins Best IT Security Project Award

Gemma Greenwood Sep 11, 2016
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has won the Best IT Security Project Award at the Security Advisor Middle East event. Organised by CPI Media Group and held at Al…
Airlines and Aviation

Major Gulf carriers go on sale

Gemma Greenwood Sep 1, 2016
Three of the Gulf’s major carriers have launched weighty seasonal discount campaigns in a bid to stimulate sales. Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Gulf Air all revealed details of their…
Bahrain

Gulf Air team brushes up on business continuity skills

Gemma Greenwood Aug 13, 2016
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently conducted a two-day interactive awareness workshop on Business Continuity Management (BCM), which was delivered by industry…
Travel Tech

Gulf Air launches global dynamic interline pricing tool in Sri Lanka

Gemma Greenwood Jul 30, 2016
Gulf Air has launched its Instant Book and Price tool for travel agencies in Sri Lanka in coordination with its General Sales Agent (GSA) Mack Air, technology partner Clarity Airline…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air in B/E Aerospace seating deal

Gemma Greenwood Jul 15, 2016
Gulf Air has appointed B/E Aerospace to supply the business class seating for its Boeing 787 aircraft.  B/E Aerospace, the world's leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air selects Thales AVANT IFE

Gemma Greenwood Jul 13, 2016
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has selected the Thales AVANT In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system for the airline's 39 new aircraft orders of B787-900, A320 NEO…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air awards $900mn contract to Rolls-Royce

Gemma Greenwood Jul 13, 2016
Gulf Air has awarded Rolls-Royce a $900 million contract for Trent 1000 engines to power 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The contract also includes long-term TotalCare® service support. In…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air takes on Alfa Express

Mark Elliott Jun 26, 2016
In a bid to focus on social responsibility, Gulf Air has selected Alfa Express Company for its waste management and recycling drive. The two companies entered into an agreement…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air’s restructuring results in reduction of losses by 88%

Mark Elliott Jun 9, 2016
Recent statistic revealed by Gulf Air for its 2015 financial and operational results state a fall of almost BHD40 million in the airline’s annual losses from BHD62.7 m in 2014 to BHD24.1…
Bahrain

Gulf Air celebrates Turkey service

Mark Elliott Jun 8, 2016
Gulf Air is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its direct operations to/from Istanbul. Marking the occasion, the airline invited leading Turkish trade partners to a gala dinner held…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air’s inaugural Dhaka flight touches down

Mark Elliott Jun 5, 2016
Gulf Air recently celebrated the airline’s inaugural five weekly service to and from Dhaka. The Gulf Air flight GF248 was welcomed into Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka…
Airlines and Aviation

New app for Gulf Air’s inflight magazine

Mark Elliott May 26, 2016
Gulf Life, the inflight magazine of Gulf Air recently launched its mobile app ‘Gulf Life’ and official website www.gulflife.online in addition to its social media presence. This…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air attains IATA ground operations manual certificate

Mark Elliott May 23, 2016
Gulf Air recently attained the International Air Transport Association (IATA) ground operations manual certificate (IGOM). This certifies that the airline is in full compliance with…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air celebrates Cyprus route

Mark Elliott May 22, 2016
Gulf Air recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of its direct operations to/from the city of Larnaca in the Republic of Cyprus. The airline also simultaneously conducted a…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air announces its summer schedule

Mark Elliott May 12, 2016
Gulf Air has announced frequency increases to and from all of Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport and Istanbul Atatürk Airport. Gulf…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air’s FFP partners with Europcar

Mark Elliott May 4, 2016
Gulf Air recently announced a partnership between its FalconFlyer loyalty programme and Europcar. The partnership will see the airline’s FFP members benefit from Europcar’s mobility…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air to connect Dhaka

Mark Elliott Apr 26, 2016
Gulf Air has announced its intent to re-launch direct flights from Bahrain to Dhaka from 30 May 2016. The airline will soon operate five weekly flights to and from Dhaka with a…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air returns to Bangladesh

Mark Elliott Apr 25, 2016
Gulf Air will return to Bangladesh next month with the launch of a new direct service to Dhaka. Effective 30 May, Bahrain's national carrier will operate five weekly flights between…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air attains ISO certifications

Mark Elliott Apr 21, 2016
Gulf Air was recently recognised by Bureau Veritas for successfully upgrading its Information Security Management System to the latest ISO 27001:2013 standard. The standard specifies…
Bahrain

Gulf Air increases capacity to KSA

Mark Elliott Apr 18, 2016
In a recent development, Gulf Air announced its intent to increase its Gassim service, which was launched in January 2015. Service to Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport will,…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air offers reduction on Falconflyer miles redemption

Mark Elliott Apr 14, 2016
Gulf Air recently launched an exclusive offer for the airline’s Falconflyer loyalty programme members offering a discount on Falconflyer miles redemption. Customers can redeem their…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air takes on MaXposure for inflight magazine

Mark Elliott Apr 12, 2016
Gulf Air recently announced the appointment of MaXposure Media Group as the publisher of its inflight magazine - Gulf Life.  The appointment will take effect from May 2016. The…
Airlines and Aviation

Technology innovation is need of the hour in Bahrain

Mark Elliott Apr 7, 2016
Investment in technology will support growth of Bahrain’s travel industry and contribute more to gross domestic product (GDP). This mantra was resonated at a recently hosted joint…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air showcases Bahrain to Russian agents

Mark Elliott Mar 31, 2016
Gulf Air recently hosted representatives from key Russian-based MICE travel agencies on a four day visit showcasing the airline and some of Bahrain’s notable tourist attractions. In a…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air, IGA conduct knowledge sharing session

Mark Elliott Mar 30, 2016
Gulf Air along with the Information & eGovernment Authority (IGA) recently conducted a knowledge sharing session at the airline’s Muharraq headquarters. The session was held in…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air opens Pakistan call centre number

Mark Elliott Mar 22, 2016
Gulf Air recently opened a local call centre number in Pakistan to serve customers and passengers from any Pakistani city. The Pakistan-based customers can call +92 21 3565 4483 to…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air participates at Saudi Aramco Travel Fair 2016

Mark Elliott Mar 6, 2016
In a bid to increase awareness of its product offering, Gulf Air recently participated at the Saudi Aramco Travel Fair. The event witnessed over 50 travel and hospitality exhibitors.…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air hosts travel agent seminar in Bangkok

Mark Elliott Feb 29, 2016
Gulf Air hosted a seminar for front line and sales staff representing 30 travel agents in Thailand. Held earlier this month at Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Ratchasima, the one-day…
Airlines and Aviation

Airlines move operations to Concourse D at Dubai International Airport

Mark Elliott Feb 26, 2016
Royal Jordanian and Gulf Air are among the carriers who have moved their operations in Dubai to Dubai International Airport’s new terminal – Concourse D.  Concourse D is linked to the…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air boosts network

Mark Elliott Feb 10, 2016
Gulf Air has boosted its regional network by increasing the airline's Jeddah and Kuwait services.  From 22 February there will be four daily flights between Bahrain International Airport…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air and Google expand partnership

Mark Elliott Feb 3, 2016
Gulf Air is extending its partnership with Google following its sponsorship of Google CSI: (Creative Skills for Innovation) Lab, during GITEX Technology Week.  Google CSI:Lab hosted…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air orders 29 A320neo aircraft

Mark Elliott Jan 25, 2016
As part of its fleet renewal strategy, Gulf Air recently announced a firm order of 29 A320neo family. The new order includes 17 A321neo and 12 A320neo of which 10 A320neo have been…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air, JorAMCo extend MRO agreement

Mark Elliott Jan 24, 2016
Gulf Air recently announced a three-year extension of its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) agreement with JorAMCo. As per the agreement, JorAMCo will provide the carrier with…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air restructures its aircraft order totalling US$ 7.6 billion

Mark Elliott Jan 24, 2016
The recent Bahrain International Airshow witnessed Gulf Air restructure its orders of 45 aircraft with Boeing and Airbus in deals worth a combined total of USD7.6 billion. The orders…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air set for major aircraft announcements

Mark Elliott Jan 18, 2016
The Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2016 will see Gulf Air making some major aircraft announcements. “As the national carrier and a key national infrastructure asset, it is…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air partners with anixe for new redemption booking engine

Mark Elliott Jan 13, 2016
Gulf Air recently launched with anixe a new redemption booking engine for its clients. The customer experience can be further enhanced by incorporating a loyalty programme into the…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air celebrates Pakistan launches

Mark Elliott Jan 13, 2016
Gulf Air recently celebrated the inaugural service to its two newest destinations - Multan and Faisalabad in Pakistan. The Gulf Air aircraft were welcomed into Multan International…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air inks technology agreement with Sabre

Mark Elliott Jan 6, 2016
Sabre Corporation recently inked a new technology agreement with Gulf Air, to provide its AirCentre Flight Plan Manager solution to streamline the operations. For eight years, Gulf…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air attains multiple IT ISO certifications

Mark Elliott Jan 4, 2016
Gulf Air recently became the first airline in the world to be certified with Information Technology ISO certifications in five areas of quality management, environmental management,…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air records strong bookings

Mark Elliott Dec 13, 2015
In light of the launch of its new destinations - Multan and Faisalabad - Gulf Air is witnessing strong advance bookings. Both routes for the first three months of operation has…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air’s integrated operations centre staff undergo training

Mark Elliott Dec 8, 2015
Gulf Air recently recognized four members of its workforce for having successfully completed International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) flight operations officer training at the…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air takes on Anixe and Vayant travel technologies

Mark Elliott Dec 7, 2015
In a bid to expand its online shopping portfolio, Gulf Air has launched a joint-solution with Anixe and Vayant Travel Technologies. This partnership will improve the airline’s…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air, Airbus conclude technical seminar

Mark Elliott Nov 25, 2015
Gulf Air and Airbus recently completed the A320 Family regional seminar for Middle East, Africa and India operators. The event was jointly hosted by Airbus and Gulf Air in Manama…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air flies daily to Hyderabad

Mark Elliott Nov 17, 2015
Gulf Air will start offering daily flights to Hyderabad next month. Commencing on 2 December 2015, Bahrain's national carrier will add two more weekly flights to its current…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air completes EFBs

Mark Elliott Oct 29, 2015
Gulf Air recently announced roll out of its new generation iPad Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs). This new technology utlise Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro as its EFB solution, to all the…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air hosts trade union meeting

Mark Elliott Oct 27, 2015
Gulf Air recently hosted a meeting between the airline and its trade unions.  The meeting was presided over by HE Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al-Khalifa, chairman of the airline’s board…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air expands its Pakistan network

Mark Elliott Oct 8, 2015
Gulf Air recently added two new destinations in Pakistan. The airline has launched direct services to Faisalabad and Multan scheduled for December 2015. The airline will begin four…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air recognises key Pakistan TAs

Mark Elliott Oct 7, 2015
Gulf Air recently recognised its most productive travel agents in Pakistan for 2014. An event was held to recognise key trade partners, who exceeded their sales targets during the…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air partners with ACP Rail International

Mark Elliott Oct 6, 2015
Gulf Air recently partnered with ACP Rail International to allow its passengers the chance to book and purchase rail tickets for travel across the globe, via rail.gulfair.com. With…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air inks MoU with Bahrain Polytechnic

Mark Elliott Oct 1, 2015
Gulf Air recently inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bahrain Polytechnic to provide tertiary education institute’s Information Technology students and graduates an…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air revives from dipping revenues

Mark Elliott Sep 16, 2015
Recent reports posted by Gulf Air for is 2014 financial results state that the airline is on the right track to growth. The results reflect a fall in annual losses from BHD93.3…
Bahrain

Gulf Air partners with Batelco

Mark Elliott Sep 7, 2015
In a recent development, Gulf Air has collaborated with Batelco with an agreement that will see Batelco support the airline’s on-board operations. This will be done with the provision…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air expands its presence in KSA

Mark Elliott Sep 2, 2015
In a recent development, Gulf Air in collaboration with its Saudi Arabia general sales agent, Al Tayyar Travel and Tourism Group opened a new sales office in Al Madina Al Munawarah.…
Airlines and Aviation

Sabre on a growth mode with Gulf Air in ME

Mark Elliott Aug 20, 2015
Sabre Corporation along with Gulf Air have marked the 10 year anniversary of their joint venture partnership of Sabre Travel Network Middle East (STNME). “Our partnership with Gulf…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air adds more capacity to Cairo

Mark Elliott Aug 18, 2015
In a recent development, Gulf Air announced its intent to increase its flights between Bahrain and Cairo from 12 to 14 weekly flights (double daily). The new services will commence…
Bahrain

Gulf Air hosts Russian trade representatives

Mark Elliott Aug 13, 2015
Gulf Air recently welcomed a number of Russian travel trade representatives to Bahrain. This was part of a familiarization trip to showcase Bahrain and visit a number of its tourist…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air expands its sales presence in Pakistan

Mark Elliott Aug 3, 2015
Gulf Air recently announced its intent to officially opened four new sales offices in north Pakistan across Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and Sialkot. Each of the airline office has…
Airlines and Aviation

Bahrain to host AACO Business Technology Forum

Mark Elliott Jul 2, 2015
Gulf Air recently announced that it will be the official airline partner of the upcoming Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) Business Technology Forum. The event is scheduled to be…
Bahrain

Gulf Air announces its summer schedule

Mark Elliott Jun 22, 2015
In light of the on-going summer season, Gulf Air will increase flights to and from Amman, Beirut, Bangkok, Frankfurt, Larnaca and Paris. The increase will be effective until September…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air and S7 Airlines create SPA

Mark Elliott May 27, 2015
Gulf Air has entered into a Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) with Russian carrier S7 Airlines enabling Gulf Air passengers to take flights beyond Moscow to and from any S7 Airlines domestic…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air increases direct Istanbul service

Mark Elliott May 20, 2015
Gulf Air is launching additional flights to and from Istanbul as of 11 July with a choice of up to 7 flights a week, available for travel through to 12 September.  The increased flights…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air shifts Madinah operations to new airport

Mark Elliott Apr 22, 2015
Gulf Air has announced its intent to transfer its operations to the new Prince Muhammad Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Al Madinah Al Munawarah. This coincides with the start…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air suspends Sana’a operations over safety concerns

Mark Elliott Mar 25, 2015
Gulf Air has confirmed it has suspended its five weekly flights to and from Sana’a International Airport until further notice.  The carrier said the move was made “due to safety and…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air to provide free Umrah packages

Mark Elliott Mar 24, 2015
Gulf Air, in partnership with Umrah contractors Al Mowasim, Al Sharaf and Sohaib Al Roumi, are offering free Umrah packages to those who can’t afford to travel.  The deal free,…
Airlines and Aviation

Oman Air welcomes AACO specialists

Mark Elliott Mar 16, 2015
Oman Air recently welcomed representatives of several Arab airlines in Muscat. The airline played host to a meeting on aviation emergency response planning. The meeting of the…
Bahrain

Routes MEA 2015 comes to Bahrain

Mark Elliott Mar 2, 2015
Gulf Air recently inked a strategic sponsorship agreement with Bahrain Airport Company to host the inaugural Routes Middle East & Africa. The event will take place in Bahrain from…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air opens Muscat sales office

Mark Elliott Feb 22, 2015
Gulf Air recently opened its new sales office in Muscat. The new office was opened under patronage of the ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Sultanate of Oman HE Mohammed…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air, Batelco extend partnership

Mark Elliott Feb 9, 2015
Gulf Air recently extended its partnership agreement with Batelco to enhance benefits for the latter’s customers. Members of Batelco Al Dana Club, who hold Gulf Air Frequent flyer…
Bahrain

Gulf Air’s maintenance achievement

Mark Elliott Feb 2, 2015
Gulf Air recently marked the completion of its insourcing and C1 Check on its Airbus 321, ahead of schedule. Carried out by the airline’s engineers and technicians this achievement…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air takes Greek travel agents to Bahrain

Mark Elliott Jan 20, 2015
Gulf Air has given Greek travel agents and tour operators the opportunity to explore Bahrain with a familiarisation trip jointly hosted by the airline and The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel…
Bahrain

Gulf Air Increases Larnaca Service

Mark Elliott Jan 17, 2015
Gulf Air is increasing its services to Larnaca as of 23 January. It will now operate six weekly services, consisting of three direct weekly operations and three weekly operations via…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air expands in KSA

Mark Elliott Jan 11, 2015
Gulf Air is fast preparing for its launch of direct operations to Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (Gassim) and Ta’if Regional Airport (Taif). The new services recently…
Airlines and Aviation

More Muscat flights from Gulf Air

Mark Elliott Jan 4, 2015
Effective 20 January 2015, Gulf Air will increase its services to between Bahrain and Muscat with an additional four weekly flights. Flights to Muscat will increase from 21 to 25…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air expands its Saudi network

Mark Elliott Dec 23, 2014
The growing potential of Saudi Arabia has attracted Gulf Air to announce two new routes. The airline will soon connect Gassim and Taif, taking total number of Saudi Arabian cities to…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air resumes Hyderabad flights

Mark Elliott Dec 18, 2014
The growing demand from the southern state has resulted in Gulf Air resuming its services to Hyderabad. The airline celebrated resumption of its direct services with a ceremony held…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air participates in Bahrain Noor El Ain

Mark Elliott Dec 11, 2014
In an effort to expand its presence in region, Gulf Air and Bahrain Noor El Ain announced a partnership. The agreement makes the airline the partner of the Kingdom’s upcoming Bahrain…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air expands partnership with BKIC

Mark Elliott Dec 8, 2014
Gulf Air has recently expanded its partnership with Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company (BKIC). The partnership will offer the insurance customers an opportunity to earn Gulf Air…
Bahrain

Gulf Air partners with DealBroker

Mark Elliott Dec 4, 2014
In a bid to enhance its online offering, Gulf Air has recently partnered with DealBroker to offer its passengers over 10,000 tours, sightseeing and entertainment activities.…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air renews SITA deal

Mark Elliott Nov 26, 2014
In an effort to enhance customer experience, Gulf Air recently renewed a two-year deal with SITA, for network, messaging and voice services. Gulf Air’s acting chief executive officer…
Bahrain

Gulf Air participates in Bahraini Students’ annual gathering

Mark Elliott Nov 24, 2014
Gulf Air recently partnered with the Cultural Attaché’s office of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Qatar. The event witnessed the airline sponsor a ceremony that assembled all…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air adds more flights to southern India

Mark Elliott Nov 18, 2014
Gulf Air has announced plans to increase the number of flights it operates to southern India. Commencing on 5 December 2014, the Bahrain-based airline will increase its service to…
Bahrain

Moscow welcomes Gulf Air

Mark Elliott Nov 12, 2014
In celebration for the new Bahrain-Moscow flights, the ambassador of Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Bahrain HE Victor Smirnov hosted a reception at the Intercontinental Regency…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air re-connects to Hyderabad

Mark Elliott Oct 22, 2014
Hyderabad will soon welcome once again the Gulf Air flights effective 15 December 2014. This is post the resumption of operations to Thiruvananthapuram last year. The route will be…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air prepares for Moscow

Mark Elliott Oct 22, 2014
Gulf Air has launched several promotional offers in preparation for its new route from Bahrain to Moscow. The airline will launch direct services to Moscow from 28 October 2014, further…
Bahrain

Gulf Air to resume Shiraz flights

Mark Elliott Oct 19, 2014
Gulf Air recently announced its intent to recommence flights to Shiraz. This service will commence on 15 December 2014 with three weekly flights. Gulf Air acting chief executive…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air announces Kuwait-Larnaca Flights

Mark Elliott Sep 28, 2014
Gulf Air recently announced the launch of twice weekly services between Kuwait and Larnaca in response to increased demand. The airline will offer direct, twice weekly connections…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air inks MoU with Tamkeen

Mark Elliott Sep 23, 2014
Gulf Air and Tamkeen recently inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide 40 Bahraini nationals with an opportunity to partake in on-the-job training within Gulf Air’s Technical…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air’s summer performance takes a dip

Mark Elliott Sep 22, 2014
Gulf Air witnessed a break-even situation with operating losses of only BHD 42,000 and a bottom line of only BHD 200,000 net loss. On a positive note, the airline recorded a higher seat…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air announces Kuwait-Istanbul flights

Mark Elliott Sep 16, 2014
Gulf Air recently announced that it will run twice weekly services between Kuwait City and Istanbul in response to increased demand from Kuwait. The airline will operate direct flights…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air announces H1 performance

Mark Elliott Sep 1, 2014
Gulf Air reported a strong fiscal and operational performance for the first half of the year. The airline has reduced its year-on-year losses by over 30%. In the first two quarters of…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air launches EthicsPoint

Mark Elliott Aug 21, 2014
Gulf Air has launched ‘EthicsPoint’ a third party, anonymous, Internet-based reporting tool designed to help ensure greater transparency in the airline’s operations. HE Shaikh Khalid…
Bahrain

Gulf Air resurgence strengthens with IT overhaul

Mark Elliott Aug 12, 2014
Technology is the way ahead for Gulf Air. This is evident with the airline’s tech-driven transformation with significant new efficiency enhancements for internal and external workers.…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air EM meets Russian ambassador

Mark Elliott Aug 11, 2014
The recent announcement of Gulf Air’s flights to Moscow has seen the carrier host a meeting between HE Victor Smirnov, Russian ambassador to Bahrain and the airline's executive…
Airlines and Aviation

Moscow added to Gulf Air network

Mark Elliott Aug 10, 2014
Gulf Air recently announced the launch of direct services to Moscow from 28 October 2014. The airline will operate four flights per week to Domodedovo International Airport. The route…
Airlines and Aviation

Carriers avoid northern Iraqi airspace

Mark Elliott Aug 10, 2014
Gulf Air and Etihad Airways have announced the re-routing of its flights to avoid Northern Iraqi airspace. This step is being undertaken by the airlines for further precautions amid…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air appointed to SITA Council

Mark Elliott Aug 6, 2014
Following a nomination by the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO), Gulf Air has recently taken on the post of MENA representative on the SITA Council, with Dr Jassim Haji, Gulf Air’s…
Hotels

Industry snippets

Mark Elliott Aug 4, 2014
Revamped portal for Oman Air Oman Air recently unveiled a more user-friendly website. The airline has further expanded the choice for its customers by enhancing the range of booking…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air boosts Kuwait service

Mark Elliott Aug 3, 2014
Gulf Air will increase flights between Bahrain and Kuwait from 40 to 42 flights per week. The carrier's decision to add frequencies followed an increase in passenger demand between the…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air receives first A330 retrofitted aircraft

Mark Elliott Jul 23, 2014
Gulf Air recently received its first retrofitted A330 aircraft at Bahrain International Airport. The aircraft arrived from Canada. The plane is newly configured for a total of 214 seats…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air showcase in Athens

Mark Elliott Jul 8, 2014
Gulf Air recently hosted a familiarization trip for a group of key Bahrain and Kuwait-based travel agents. This was an opportunity for the agents to experience the airline's new…
Bahrain

Gulf Air boosts flights for summer

Mark Elliott Jul 2, 2014
Gulf Air announced additional flights between Bahrain and some popular summer destinations. This is part of its Summer 2014 schedule and to meet growing passenger numbers. The additional…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air attains IT ISO certifications

Mark Elliott Jun 29, 2014
Gulf Air was the first airline in the region to be certified with Information Technology ISO certifications in the three areas of Quality Management, Service Management and Information…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air adds more frequencies

Mark Elliott Jun 22, 2014
In a bid to enhance its connectivity to Turkey for the summer schedule, Gulf Air launched additional flights to Istanbul and Larnaca with seven weekly flights to both cities. This is in…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air takes off to Athens

Mark Elliott Jun 17, 2014
Gulf Air recently resumed operations to Athens. The ceremony held at Bahrain International Airport was attended by members of Gulf Air’s executive management team, Civil Aviation…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air restructures KSA flights for Ramadan

Mark Elliott Jun 2, 2014
In light of the holy month of Ramadan, Gulf Air has modified its flight schedule to and from Madinah. This will be effective from 1-24 July 2014. The flight will specifically cater to…
Bahrain

Gulf Air welcomes Greek agents

Mark Elliott May 27, 2014
Gulf Air recently hosted a networking event for Greece-based travel agents to promote tourism between Bahrain, the GCC region and Greece. The ambassador of Greece to Kuwait and…
Airlines and Aviation

Strategic restructuring yields positive results for Gulf Air

Mark Elliott May 21, 2014
The strategic restructuring of Gulf Air in 2013 has augured well for the airline with a 52% reduction in annual losses and a financial performance that surpassed BHD14.5 million.…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air, VIVA Bahrain extend partnership

Mark Elliott May 19, 2014
Gulf Air recently inked an agreement with VIVA Bahrain extending its partnership with the telecommunications provider. This agreement will include acquiring 355 iPad devices as part of…
Airlines and Aviation

Airlines rewarded for amenity bags

Mark Elliott Apr 9, 2014
Alitalia and Lufthansa were among the European airlines that received awards for their amenity bags earlier this week. Alitalia took the prize for best amenity bag female and male in…
Airlines and Aviation

BIA gears up for the Grand Prix

Mark Elliott Mar 31, 2014
Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) is all set to welcome this year's Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. The event is scheduled to take place from 4-6 April 2014. The company is gearing…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air targets student group in London

Mark Elliott Mar 31, 2014
Gulf Air recently entered into cooperation with Cultural Attaché office in the Embassy of Kingdom of Bahrain in London. The partnership will witness launch of tailored-initiative…
Airlines and Aviation

Lufthansa rules out move to DWC, for now

Mark Elliott Feb 9, 2014
Lufthansa will not be moving to Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) in 2014 or 2015 because it lacks necessary infrastructure, an executive at the German airline has…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air connects Sialkot

Mark Elliott Jan 22, 2014
Gulf Air recently announced the launch of its services to Sialkot with two flights per week. Gulf Air’s acting chief commercial officer, Ahmed Janahi said: “Pakistan is a key…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air inks MRO agreement with JorAMCo

Mark Elliott Jan 19, 2014
Gulf Air has signed a three-year maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) agreement with JorAMCo, to cater for its Heavy Maintenance and ‘C’ check fleet requirements. JorAMCo, a…
Bahrain

Gulf Air unveils new A330 aircraft

Mark Elliott Jan 19, 2014
Gulf Air has signed contracts totaling approximately US$20 million appointing Avianor, Zodiac Aerospace and BEAerospace as partners for retrofit of its A330 fleet. The airline’s planned…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air to upgrade long-haul products

Mark Elliott Jan 19, 2014
Gulf Air has signed deals that will lead to the upgrade of cabin products aboard its fleet of Airbus A330-200 long-haul aircraft. The Bahrain-based carrier has penned contracts worth…
Bahrain

Countdown to Bahrain Air Show 2014 begins

Mark Elliott Jan 14, 2014
The countdown to the Bahrain Air Show has begun with the event scheduled to commence on 16 January 2014 at the Sakhir Airbase. Gulf Air is the official carrier for the event. Gulf…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air, Oracle ink tech upgrade

Mark Elliott Jan 5, 2014
Gulf Air has recently upgraded its Oracle e-Business suite to R12 using its in-house IT capabilities. The meeting was recently held between Gulf Air’s A/CEO Maher AlMusallam and ORACLE…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air commences Thiruvananthapuram flights

Mark Elliott Dec 16, 2013
Gulf Air has launched its first flight to Trivandrum International Airport, commencing its operations of five weekly flights between Bahrain and Thiruvananthapuram yesterday. The…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air connects Trivandrum

Mark Elliott Dec 16, 2013
Gulf Air launched its first flight to Trivandrum International Airport with five weekly flights between Bahrain and Thiruvananthapuram. GF060 took off from Bahrain International…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air, UN Bahrain partner for MY World Survey

Mark Elliott Dec 15, 2013
Gulf Air entered into a partnership with the United Nations in Bahrain supporting the MY World Survey. The initiative is recognition of the importance of raising awareness of sustainable…
Bahrain

Sailkot on Gulf Air’s new route agenda

Mark Elliott Dec 15, 2013
Gulf Air announced its plans to commence services to Sialkot in Pakistan on 17 January 2014, with two flights per week. The airline will operate flights to Sialkot on Tuesdays and…
Airlines and Aviation

Al Maktoum gets its first full-service flight

Mark Elliott Dec 9, 2013
Gulf Air launched its first flight to the new Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central (DWC). This makes the airline the first full service carrier to commence operations…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air showcases innovative local IFE

Mark Elliott Dec 2, 2013
Gulf Air recently unveiled its new in-flight entertainment (IFE) games offering. This new on-board offerings makes the airline the first in the world to launch six traditional Middle…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air restructuring strategy results in profits

Mark Elliott Nov 25, 2013
Cost efficiencies, optimised capacity management and strategized restructuring has resulted in Gulf Air’s positive third quarter of 2013. The airline’s operating results were 24% better…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air resumes Iran flights

Mark Elliott Nov 12, 2013
Gulf Air announced that it will be recommencing flights to Mashhad, in Iran, with four weekly flights starting on 14 December 2013. The new resumed GF 0320 will depart Bahrain at…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air resumes Thiruvananthapuram flights

Mark Elliott Nov 7, 2013
Gulf Air announced its decision to resume its flights to Thiruvananthapuram with five weekly flights. The resumed service will begin on 15 December 2013. The airline’s decision to resume…
Airlines and Aviation

Early launch for Gulf Air Pakistan flights

Mark Elliott Oct 30, 2013
In response to growing demand for increased services, Gulf Air has brought forward the launch date for its additional flights between Bahrain and Pakistan to 15 November. This is a…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air to launch service to DWC

Mark Elliott Oct 24, 2013
Dubai Airports and Gulf Air recently inked a memorandum of understanding to become the first full-service network carrier to fly into Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central…
Bahrain

Gulf Air boosts Saudi network

Mark Elliott Oct 22, 2013
Gulf Air has added seven additional flights to its existing schedule to Riyadh to meet increasing passenger demand. Effective 27 October 2013, the airline will operate one extra…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air boosts Pakistan flights

Mark Elliott Oct 3, 2013
Gulf Air is planning to significantly increase the number of flights its offers to Pakistan. Bahrain’s national carrier currently operates 14 weekly services to four destinations in…
Hotels

Industry snippets

Mark Elliott Sep 18, 2013
Jet Airways, Travelport renew content agreement Travelport recently announced the renewal of its multi-year renewal content agreement with Jet Airways and Jet Lite. Both airlines…
Airlines and Aviation

BBC Worldwide, Gulf Air partner

Mark Elliott Sep 15, 2013
BBC Worldwide announced its partnership with Gulf Air. The partnership is the launch of a BBC-branded channel featuring factual and non-fiction content.  The new content will be available…
Bahrain

UPDATE: Gulf Air sued by Philippine Basketball Association

Mark Elliott Jun 26, 2013
Gulf air is being sued by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) which is claiming their teams and staff had their confirmed tickets from Dubai to Manila cancelled without any notice in…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air increases capacity to Jeddah by 30%

Mark Elliott Jun 25, 2013
Gulf Air has increased capacity to Jeddah by 30% by adding seven extra flights weekly to and from the Saudi Arabian city. The airline will now operate one extra frequency daily increasing…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air appoints Aviareps in UK

Mark Elliott Mar 18, 2013 0
Gulf Air has appointed Aviareps to handle its sales and marketing in the UK. The Bahrain-based carrier has signed an agreement that will incorporate travel agent and tour operator sales…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air cuts Dreamliner order

Nov 13, 2012 0
Gulf Air has revised its order for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Following negotiations with Boeing, the Bahrain-based carrier has cut its Dreamliner order from 24 aircraft to between 12 and…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air reduces aircraft order

Mark Elliott Nov 12, 2012 17
Gulf Air has cut back on its aircraft orders with Airbus and Boeing after being forced to close some under-performing routes. The Bahrain-based carrier has amended its Boeing order to…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air, Cyprus Airways expand code-share partnership

Mark Elliott Oct 1, 2012 16
Gulf Air has announced the expansion of its existing code-share partnership with Cyprus Airways. Under the new code-share agreement, Gulf Air passengers will have better and faster…
Airlines and Aviation

Aviaworld appointed by Gulf Air in US and Canada

Mark Elliott Sep 27, 2012 0
In a bid to strengthen its presence in the United States and Canada, Gulf Airhas announced ist partnership with Aviaworld, the US joint venture of Aviareps and Airworld Alliance. Aviaworld…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air renews Travelport deal

Mark Elliott Sep 24, 2012 0
Gulf Air has renewed its full content agreement with Travelport. The deal will see the carrier’s fares and inventory available through Galileo, Worldspan and Apollo, with Gulf Air saying…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air re-launches Al Najaf flight

Mark Elliott Sep 23, 2012 13
Gulf Air re-launched flights to four prominent Iraqi destinations commencing with the first Al Najaf flight from Bahrain International Airport. Al Najaf is the first destination to reopen…
Airlines and Aviation

Middle East airline round-up

Mark Elliott Aug 28, 2012 17
Gulf Air load factor improves Gulf Air has seen its load factor improve 5% to 77% in its first half results, against a 13% rise in passengers. The Bahrain-based carrier said its revenue has…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air resumes flights to Iran and Iraq

Mark Elliott Aug 22, 2012 11
Gulf Air will resume its services to Iran and Iraq from September 20th, 2012 following the Bahrain Government's approval. Flights to Baghdad, Erbil, Najaf and Basra in Iraq and Tehran,…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air targets 15% cost-based reductions

Mark Elliott Jul 13, 2012 17
Gulf Air has announced that it has accrued significant cost-savings in 2011 across its business operations resulting in £42m. With a successful initiative rolled out in 2010, the airline is…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air, CrediMax join hands

Mark Elliott Jul 3, 2012 14
Gulf Air has joined hands with CrediMax to offer a 15% discount for CrediMax credit card holders when they choose to travel with Gulf Air on Business and 10% on Economy class. Gulf Air…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air insources fleet maintenance managment

Mark Elliott Jun 27, 2012 15
Gulf Air has insourced its Fleet Technical Management (FTM) responsibility. This move underscores the airline’s engineering expertise and technical capabilities to undertake base-maintenance…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air adds nine TV channels

Jun 27, 2012 15
Gulf Air has introduced nine new international TV channels to SkyHub, its new in-flight entertainment system.  From 1 July, the airline will offer HBO, Warner, FOX, E!, CBS, Disney,…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air to stream live Euro2012

Mark Elliott Jun 17, 2012 0
Gulf Air will showcase its live television offering on 'SkyHub' with the broadcast of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship. Passengers can now watch uninterrupted Euro 2012 matches…
Airlines and Aviation

Airline briefs 15/06/12

Mark Elliott Jun 15, 2012 19
Airline news in brief including ITC's private jet deal, Gulf Air's EURO games and Vueling's new pass. ITC signs private jet deal ITC Classics has partnered private jet…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air rolls out plans for Jordan market

Mark Elliott May 26, 2012 16
Gulf Air has announced plans to strengthen its hold in the Kingdoms of Bahrain and Jordan, unveiling a series of commercial initiatives tailored to the Jordanian market, opening its newest…
Features

Middle East in brief

Mark Elliott May 16, 2012 14
England football legends join Ibn Battuta for Euros Football fans have the opportunity to watch Euro 2012 games with Sir Geoff Hurst and Ron Atkinson at Ibn Battuta Gate, Dubai this year.…
Bahrain

Royal Jordanian, Gulf Air enter into full code-share

Mark Elliott May 14, 2012 17
Royal Jordanian and Gulf Air recently entered into a full code-share agreement to offer passengers 11-weekly flights between Amman, Jordan and Manama, Bahrain. Under the terms of the…
Airlines and Aviation

Gulf Air launches three new destinations

Mark Elliott Jun 1, 2010
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain today announced the launch of regular services to three new destinations -  the Holy City of Medina in Saudi Arabia, Alexandria in…

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