Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has added 11 extra flights to its existing flights to Jeddah and Riyadh to meet the increasing passenger demand.
source: http://arabnews.com/economy/corporatenews/article578378.ece
The airline will operate four extra flights to Jeddah, increasing its frequency from 10 to 14 per week each direction starting from March 1, while adding seven flights to Riyadh increasing the frequency from its present 14 flights per week to 21 flights each direction, also starting from March 1. Together, these additional flights will offer 3,000 seats and 22,000 kilos of cargo capacity per week.
The new flights underline the national carrier’s business objective of providing double daily and same day return for business travelers, who now have more options to travel to these cities and return the same day after completing their business without the need to stay overnight involving expensive hotel accommodation.
Announcing the additional flights, Gulf Air has offered a special 20 percent promotional discount between Jeddah/Riyadh and Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Karachi, Lahore, Katmandu and Bangkok.
“The introduction of additional flights to these two cities emphasizes the importance we attach to Saudi Arabia,” said Gulf Air CEO Samer Majali.
“Our business strategy is to concentrate on high-demand routes to ensure our core customer base is served effectively and efficiently.”
Gulf Air has been flying to Jeddah since 1976. “And we have the distinction of being the first international airline to land in Riyadh in 1982 ... since then we have continuously expanded and strengthened our presence connecting customers from the far corners of the Kingdom to the world through our network,” said Majali.
“The departures and arrivals of the additional flights have been timed in such a way that it benefits international and regional business travelers,” he said. Majali thanked Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation colleagues for their cooperation in securing the additional traffic rights.
The new flights underline the national carrier’s business objective of providing double daily and same day return for business travelers, who now have more options to travel to these cities and return the same day after completing their business without the need to stay overnight involving expensive hotel accommodation.
Announcing the additional flights, Gulf Air has offered a special 20 percent promotional discount between Jeddah/Riyadh and Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Karachi, Lahore, Katmandu and Bangkok.
“The introduction of additional flights to these two cities emphasizes the importance we attach to Saudi Arabia,” said Gulf Air CEO Samer Majali.
“Our business strategy is to concentrate on high-demand routes to ensure our core customer base is served effectively and efficiently.”
Gulf Air has been flying to Jeddah since 1976. “And we have the distinction of being the first international airline to land in Riyadh in 1982 ... since then we have continuously expanded and strengthened our presence connecting customers from the far corners of the Kingdom to the world through our network,” said Majali.
“The departures and arrivals of the additional flights have been timed in such a way that it benefits international and regional business travelers,” he said. Majali thanked Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation colleagues for their cooperation in securing the additional traffic rights.
source: http://arabnews.com/economy/corporatenews/article578378.ece
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