Gulf Air adds extra flights to aid stranded passengers

Gulf Air is operating as many as ten extra flights to transport its passengers, who have been stranded in other airports due to the closure of European airspace caused by the Icelandic volcano ash cloud.
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Tomorrow Gulf Air will be operating a flight between Bahrain, Kathmandu and London Heathrow to transport passengers waiting in Nepal’s capital.  

On Friday 23 April another flight will be operated between Bahrain, Kathmandu and Paris Charles De Gaulle airport. as well as operating one additional return flight between Bahrain and Frankfurt.  

Gulf Air CEO Samer Majali said, “Our team, drawn from operations, network, airports and other departments, has been working tirelessly ever since the situation has arisen, to take care of the passengers wherever they were stuck and ensure alternate arrangements are made to fly them safely and smoothly as they waited for the airspace to reopen; they have done a great job.”  

“I would like to thank the officials of the Bahrain Airport Company, Civil Aviation Affairs and various embassies for their support and assistance during this time.”  

“Though it has been a difficult time for airlines affected by this unusual situation that has seen the European airspace closed for such a long time since World War II, passengers are always our first priority. I thank them for their patience, understanding and cooperation,” he concluded.

All passengers who were stranded in Bahrain have left for their destinations since the airline resumed its flights to London, Paris and Frankfurt. The extra flights will make sure the rest of the passengers held up in other airports reach their destinations.

 

Following is the schedule of additional flights (all times local)

THU 22 APR

1.    GF2602 A343 Bahrain 0305 Kathmandu 1030

2.    GF2603 A343 Kathmandu 1130 Bahrain 1400 

3.    GF2007 A343 Bahrain 1615 London Heathrow 2135

4.    GF2002 A343 London Heathrow 2235 Bahrain 0750/23APR

 

FRI 23 APR

1.    GF2604 A340 Bahrain 0305 Kathmandu 1030

2.    GF2605 A340 Kathmandu 1130 Bahrain 1400

3.    GF2019 A340 Bahrain 1600 Paris CDG 2155

4.    GF2018 A340 Paris CDG 2300 Bahrain 0620/24APR

5.    GF2017 A340 Bahrain 1650 Frankfurt 2215

6.    GF2016 A340 Frankfurt 2315 Bahrain 0600

 

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