Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has begun its official countdown to the highly anticipated launch of its direct operations to Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport, Gassim, and Taif Regional Airport scheduled to begin from tomorrow (January 10) with four flights per week to each destination.

At a press conference held at the Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, and hosted by Gulf Air in collaboration with the airline's Saudi Arabia general sales agent, Al Tayyar Travel and Tourism Group, the airline celebrated the upcoming strengthening and expansion of its network, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

This will see its existing Saudi operations to Dammam, Riyadh, Medina and Jeddah supplemented by the addition of services to Gassim and Taif, taking the total number of Saudi Arabian destinations serviced by the airline to six.

“We are three days away from the launch of Gulf Air's newest route services that will further strengthen Gulf Air's Saudi Arabia network while extending our product and service offering to a broader passenger base across the kingdom,” Gulf Air acting chief executive Maher Salman Al Musallam told the Press conference .

“With a strong presence in this market dating back to 1950, when Gulf Air launched its Dammam operations, and 1982, when the airline launched its Riyadh operations, we are delighted to provide superior travel solutions that, supplemented by the support of our general sales agent Al Tayyar Travel Group, will cater to the travel needs of our Saudi passengers,” he added.

“The longstanding relationship between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain is based on close ties between the two leaderships and the social, cultural, and political similarities between both countries,” Al Tayyar Travel and Tourism Group vice-chairman and deputy member Dr Nasser bin Aqeel Al Tayyar said.

Dr Al Tayyar also emphasised Gulf Air's leading position in the Middle East.

Boasting one of the largest Middle East networks with double daily flights to more than 10 regional cities and a network that extends to 41 destinations, Bahrain's national carrier is well positioned to link all of Saudi Arabia's destinations to cities in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia through Bahrain International Airport. - TradeArabia News Service