Gulf Air launches Copenhagen flights

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Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has launched its first Scandinavian operation with four weekly flights to Denmark capital Copenhagen.

The inaugural flight took off from Bahrain International Airport at 1.30 am on Friday and landed at Copenhagen at 7.30am.

On Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, the Gulf Air flight (GF 027) will take off from Bahrain airport at 1.30 am and land in Copenhagen at 7.30am, on return GF 026 will leave the Danish capital at 11am and arrive in Bahrain at 6.50pm.

As part of the launch promotion, Gulf Air has announced a special return fare from Copenhagen to Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, and Muscat starting from DKK1500 ($292).

Addressing the media and travel trade in Copenhagen, Gulf Air chief commercial officer Karim Makhlouf said, “With the commencement of our services today between Bahrain and Copenhagen, we are opening the doors for commercial and tourism opportunities in the whole of Scandinavia and the Baltic region, and the Mena and beyond.”