Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has launched its inaugural flight to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, as part of its Indian expansion strategy.

It will fly five times a week from Bahrain to Thiruvananthapuram, said Gulf Air in a statement.

Commenting on the launch, A Hussain A Rahman Hussain, Gulf Air country manager, India, stated: “We are delighted to be strengthening Gulf Air’s network and boosting our Indian operations. The addition of Thiruvananthapuram to our network supplements the airline’s product offering, increasing customer convenience – which is our ultimate goal.”

India, he said, is one of the key markets for Gulf Air and the airline shares a historical relationship with the country spanning over 40 years, with the first flight to Mumbai inaugurated in November 1971.

The national carrier recently introduced a brand new Airbus A321 aircraft into India, equipped with the latest in-flight entertainment technology and fully-flat beds in Falcon Gold class. - TradeArabia News Service