Gulf Air increases links with Yemen

Gulf Air is increasing its flights to Yemen with effect from the first week of June.

The Bahrain national carrier will increase its flights to Sana’a from three to four times a week from 6 June in response to growing passenger traffic, the airline said today.

Gulf Air launched direct flights between Bahrain and Sana’a in October 2011, which was earlier served by a round trip flight via Yemen’s capital, Aden. Since then, the route has grown from strength to strength with consistently high yields and premium demand leading to the airline further augmenting its flights to serve the increasing passenger numbers from Sana’ a and its neighboring regions. This additional weekly flight to Sana’a complements Gulf Air’s current operations to Aden which saw flights increased from 2 to 3 times a week, in March this year.

Samer Majali, Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer, said, “Yemen is an important market for us and the increase in direct flights between Bahrain and Sana’a, and Bahrain and Aden is a clear indication of the huge potential of these destinations.