Washington, Sept. 18 (BNA): On the sidelines of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister’s official visit to the United States of America, Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, received today its seventh Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC.

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Manama, Sept. 16(BNA): A batch of officers of the Bahrain International Airport Police Directorate participated in a supervisory and quality control course that was held from September 8 to 12 at the Gulf Aviation Academy in coordination with the UK Department for Transport (DFT).

The course aimed to train the participants on quality control and coordination with related"...

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in collaboration with Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) and Bahrain Airport Services (BAS), has recently organized a ‘Kids Day’ for its staff in the airline’s headquarters in Muharraq. All employees were invited to participate and bring along their children for a fun-filled day that included activities as well as airline related exercises such as plane evacuation, fire and smoke safety procedures and other interactive sessions with various stakeholders"...

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has recently concluded its latest “Guess it. Book it” promotional campaign as it released a total of 10 quizzes locally in Bahrain’s newspapers allowing 10 lucky readers to guess the code online to receive a free Gulf Air ticket. The campaign concluded with 100 winners receiving 100 tickets to 10 destinations: Beirut, London, Tbilisi, Paris, Frankfurt, Athens, Cairo, Istanbul, Larnaca and Bangkok. The local community has interacted actively with this"...

Manama, Sept. 3 (BNA): Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), conducted an Airport Crisis Management exercise for key airport stakeholders to evaluate the effectiveness of the Aerodrome Emergency Plan (AEP) and the role of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in the event of a crisis situation.

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Effective October 1, 2019, Bahrain International Airport (BIA) will introduce new baggage acceptance rules to eliminate jams in the Baggage Handling System that cause shutdowns, delays, and inconvenience to passengers and airlines, BIA’s operator and managing body, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) announced.

Items that will no longer be permitted include round and irregular shaped bags, irregular shaped bags tied with loose rope or string, bags"...

Manama, Sep. 1 (BNA): Effective October 1, 2019, Bahrain International Airport (BIA) will introduce new baggage acceptance rules to eliminate jams in the Baggage Handling System that cause shutdowns, delays, and inconvenience to passengers and airlines, BIA’s operator and managing body, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) announced.

Items that will no longer be permitted"...

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, is very proud to announce the return of Mr. Waleed Dagher back to Gulf Air after 8 years of service abroad and that he has been stationed in Manila as the new Country Manager. Manila is rapidly growing as a premium touristic city and surrounded by beautiful popular holiday destinations throughout the Philippines such as Cebu, Boracay and Palawan in addition to being one of Gulf Air’s busiest routes served by its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The new country manager"...

Bahrain Airport Services Company (BAS) has launched a retired club at a ceremony held at the Movenpick Hotel in Bahrain, attended by the CEO of the company and a number of officials and retired elite.

In this regard, BAS CEO, Mr. Salman Al-Mahmeed, said: “As part of the company’s social responsibility program, and in order to create bridges between the present and the past, the company announced the launch of a club for its retirees,"...

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently promoted five long service Bahraini staff to become Cabin Service Managers – a position that is ranked the highest amongst hospitality services in the air. The five employees have progressed throughout their career from Flight Attendants to Cabin Senior and lately to Cabin Service Managers, marking their 25-year service for the national carrier. The new position will entitle the group to be in charge of all hospitality operations of the flight, managing"...