Gulf Air (Arabic: طيران الخليج Ṭayarān al-Ḫalīǧ) is the main flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Headquartered in Muharraq, the airline operates scheduled services to 45 destinations in 28 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. Its main base is Bahrain International Airport. The company's logo features a golden falcon. Gulf Air's most popular destinations include London, Paris, Dubai and Mumbai.
The airline is not part of an airline allia...
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Gulf Air (Arabic: طيران الخليج Ṭayarān al-Ḫalīǧ) is the main flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Headquartered in Muharraq, the airline operates scheduled services to 45 destinations in 28 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. Its main base is Bahrain International Airport. The company's logo features a golden falcon. Gulf Air's most popular destinations include London, Paris, Dubai and Mumbai.
The airline is not part of an airline alliance but is part of the oneworld global explorer fare. It has extensive codeshare services with other airlines and special partnerships with Jet Airways and Oman Air's Frequent Flyer Programs.
In the late 1940s, Freddie Bosworth (a British pilot and entrepreneur) began an air taxi service to Doha and Dhahran from Bahrain. Bosworth later expanded this service and on the 24 March 1950, he registered Gulf Aviation as a private share-holding company, making it one of the oldest carriers in the Middle East. Seven Avro Ansons and 3 De Havilland DH...
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