Gulf Air begins services to Aden

Gulf Air today announced the launch of service to Aden, the commercial capital of Yemen.

The first flight to Aden via Sana’a took off today from Bahrain International Airport, seen off by Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer Mr. Samer Majali, senior officials from Bahrain Civil Aviation Authority, Bahrain Airport Company and Gulf Air executives.

Mr. Maher Al Musallam, Gulf Air Deputy Chief Executive Officer, who travelled on the inaugural flight, was received by Aden’s senior Civil Aviation Authorities, airport officials and the media.

Addressing the gathering on arrival at Aden International Airport, Mr. Al Musallam said, “Bahrain’s links with Yemen have been historical as both were prominent seafaring countries for decades. Gulf Air has been linking Yemen for nearly 35 years since we started our services to the capital Sana’a in 1976. This has been further strengthened today as we add Aden to our growing network of destinations.”

“We strongly believe there is a huge commercial and tourism potential in Aden; with the presence of the largest port in the country, just four nautical miles from the second largest shipping corridor in the world, a free trade zone, a transhipment point, a modern port, and a renovated airport. Aden is well positioned to grow as a hub of manufacturing, real estate/land development, transshipment and tourism.”

“In addition, the historic Hadhramaut’s cultural heritage, Socotra island’s unique bio-diversity and the beautiful seafront city Mukalla situated in between, Yemen’s tourism is bound to grow as another important economic growth sector of the country.”

He added, “By launching our service to Aden we are not only enabling the people and businesses of Aden and Bahrain , but we are also developing a huge business opportunity between these two countries and beyond.”

“We have scheduled the flight timings in such a way that it provides a convenient two-way connectivity to all the major GCC cities in addition to major cities in the Indian sub-continent via Bahrain.”

“I am proud of the fact that Gulf Air has established a leadership position as the first Gulf carrier to connect Aden to the region as currently no other Gulf carriers are serving this city.”