Gulf Air continues to expand its intercontinental network in Europe with a very specific positioning as a "niche carrier". The national airline of the Kingdom of Bahrain will be inaugurating four new destinations. In this case Manchester, Milan, Nice and Rome.
Only the town of Milan to benefit from five weekly flights from 1 June from the airport of Malpensa. The aircraft used will be a brand new Airbus A321neo.
Gulf Air will also be launching on 1 June two weekly flights to Manchester and two flights to Rome Fiumicino. The airline will operate a Boeing 787-9 to the British city, while Rome will also benefit from the A321neo. Last but not least, Gulf Air to inaugurate its Bahrain-Nice route on 2 June. Two weekly frequencies will be offered by A321neo.
In addition to the new destinations launched during the summer season, the airline will be resuming operations to Mykonos and Santorini in Greece, Malaga in Spain, Sharm Al Shaikh and Alexandria in Egypt, and Salalah in Oman. Gulf Air will serve a total of 14 European cities during the summer season. Gulf Air's regular European network also includes Athens, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Larnaca, London Heathrow, Moscow and Paris CDG.
For Europeans, Gulf air offers a large number of convenient and rapid connections to the rest of the Middle East and Asia. Passengers benefit in particular from the comfort of Bahrain's brand new terminal. Inaugurated last year, it can handle 14 million passengers a year.
