subject: Gulf Air- Kingdom Of Bahrain [print this page] Gulf Air is the principal flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Its headquartered is in Muharraq, adjacent to Bahrain International Airport. Its main base is Bahrain International Airport and major destinations include London, Paris, Dubai, Karachi, and Mumbai. Gulf Air was started in the 1940's as an air taxi service to Doha and Dhahran from Bahrain.
The 1980s saw an increase in air travel and growth for Gulf Air. In 1981 Gulf Air became an IATA member and in the following year became the first international airline to land at Riyadh. In 2004, Gulf Air introduced direct flights between Dubai and London and Muscat and London, and a daily service between Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah. Gulf Air flies to 57 international destinations in 36 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe from its hub at Bahrain International Airport. Gulf Air, one of the Middle Easts oldest airlines, has seen its glory days eroded over the years with the rise of Gulf competitors, such as Dubais Emirates, Qatar Airways and Abu Dhabis Etihad. On 1 September 2009, Gulf Air resumed flights to Baghdad. On 1 March 2010, Gulf Air launched its new "Falcon Gold" cabin, a single premium cabin that is aimed at offering higher standards of comfort for the standard premium price. Gulf Air's golden falcon has become a symbol of trust amongst passengers across the world. Gulf Airways GF provides you with facilities like Falcon Gold, wherein the fares are at par with Business class giving flexibility of the tickets. As of August 2011, the new Flat Beds are installed on all aircraft except short haul aircraft.
Gulf Airline has extensive code share agreements with other airlines and special partnerships with Jet Airways and Oman Air's Frequent Flyer Programmes. Code share airlines for Gulf Air are: American Airlines / Eagle, Bmi - British Midland Airways , Cyprus Airways, Egypt air, Garuda Indonesia , Indian Airlines , Jet Airways, KLM, Malaysia Airlines, MEA - Middle East Airlines , Olympic Air, Oman Air, Philippine Airlines, Qantas Airways, Royal Jordanian, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Thai Airways International. Gulf Air serves 29 countries around the world on routes with flights to Kingdom of Bahrain Gulf Traveller was the all-economy full service subsidiary airline of Gulf Air. Its main base was Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Gulf Airline operates domestic and International flights between and from different destinations. Gulf Airline provides online booking of all (domestic and international) flights for making hassle-free journey of their customers. The airline is part of the Oneworld global explorer fare which proves that Gulf Airlines charges are similar to other airline services.
