Gulf Air flies to Tel Aviv for the first time

Monday, October 4, 2021

Gulf Air recently started a commercial service between Bahrain and Tel Aviv. Flight GF972 took off from Bahrain International Airport at 10:40 on Thursday and arrived at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv later this same day.

The inaugural flight carried officials from Bahrain Tourism & Exhibitions Authority, the National Communications Centre and members of the executive management from the airline. The flight is the start of two weekly services between Bahrain and Israel, deploying the newest Airbus fleet operated by the national carrier of Bahrain.

During an arrival event at Ben Gurion Airport, Waleed Al Alawi, Acting Chief Executive, Gulf Air said in a statement that the career is making history by connecting the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Israel with scheduled commercial flights. He mentioned that airline is welcoming friends in Israel to fly on Gulf Air and visit Bahrain and fly beyond to the extended network.

He also said that thedouble weekly flights are just the start, and the airline will periodically assess the commercial performance to upgrade frequencies whenever feasible and required. Back in December, Gulf Air signed five commercial agreements with five different Israeli aviation-related companies.

These included a comprehensive memorandum for a potential joint codeshare and commercial cooperation with El Al, a general sales agent agreement with TAL Aviation and a line maintenance agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries, among others.

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