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Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, will increase its flights to Sana’a from 4 to 5 times a week, as of 29^th October 2012, in response to increasing passenger demand on this route.

Gulf Air launched direct flights between Bahrain and Sana’a in October 2011 with 3 flights per week. This was increased to 4 times a week in June 2012 and the continued strong performance on this route has led to further frequency increases to cater to the growing number of passengers.

Samer Majali, Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer, said, “Yemen is an important market for us and this is evidenced by the continual increase in flights due to our growing passenger demand from regional travellers. The increase in direct flights between Bahrain and Sana’a is a clear indication of the huge potential of these destinations and Gulf Air’s response to meeting travellers’ needs.”

The additional flight between Bahrain and Sana’a will depart on Mondays from Bahrain 12:50, arriving into Sana’a at 15:30, departing Sana’a at 16:10 and arriving back into Bahrain by 18:40 thus providing excellent connectivity to all GCC and Indian Sub-continent markets. All five weekly flights to Sana’a are operated by a 136 seater Airbus A320 seating 16 Falcon Gold class and 120 Economy class passengers.

 The flight schedules are as follows: (all times local)

Tickets can be booked online at www.gulfair.com or through the Gulf Air Worldwide Contact Centre on +973 17373737 open 24 hours, or through Gulf Air offices and approved travel agencies.