About Gulf Airlines

Gulf Air is the flagship carrier for the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Gulf Air started out as a small airline in the British Protectorate of Bahrain in 1950. Today this Middle Eastern airline flies the world from its home base in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

History

Gulf Air began serving the oil fields in the Middle East. As of 2010 it flies to 40 international destinations, mainly in the Middle East and Europe and, through code-sharing with other major airlines, it can send passengers around the world and back.

Headquarters

Gulf Air is headquartered in Manama, the capital of Bahrain. The award-winning airline pioneered the Sky Nanny concept which provides nannies to keep children entertained on long-haul flights, the airline's history page notes. The airline won awards for its food in first and business classes for four years in a row from Sky Trax World Airlines Awards.

Activities

The airline sponsors the Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix races annually. It also is a key participant in Bahrain's "Think Pink" fight against breast cancer. It started out flying seven-passenger commuter planes and in 2010 Gulf Air flew mostly Airbuses.

References

• Gulf Air

Resources

• Bahrain Tourism Information