Gulf Air, national carrier of Bahrain, celebrated its inaugural five weekly services to and from Dhaka.
Gulf Air flight GF248 was welcomed into Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the Bangladesh capital, the biggest airport in the country, with a water cannon salute and, upon arrival, a celebratory event was held in the airport that saw the attendance of various dignitaries, including Gulf Air flight’s captain and crew, Gulf Air’s Country Manager to Bangladesh Hussain Ghuloom and a number of travel industry representatives and local media, alongside official HSIA officials.
Serving seven destinations in Pakistan and six in India, Gulf Air’s Dhaka service enhances the airline’s existing Indian subcontinent operations providing strong connectivity to destinations across Gulf Air’s Middle East network and beyond via the airline’s hub, Bahrain International Airport.
Gulf Air’s five weekly flights to Dhaka are operated by an Airbus A320 aircraft with a total of 16 Falcon Gold business class seats and 120 economy class seats.
Gulf Air flight GF248 was welcomed into Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the Bangladesh capital, the biggest airport in the country, with a water cannon salute and, upon arrival, a celebratory event was held in the airport that saw the attendance of various dignitaries, including Gulf Air flight’s captain and crew, Gulf Air’s Country Manager to Bangladesh Hussain Ghuloom and a number of travel industry representatives and local media, alongside official HSIA officials.
Serving seven destinations in Pakistan and six in India, Gulf Air’s Dhaka service enhances the airline’s existing Indian subcontinent operations providing strong connectivity to destinations across Gulf Air’s Middle East network and beyond via the airline’s hub, Bahrain International Airport.
Gulf Air’s five weekly flights to Dhaka are operated by an Airbus A320 aircraft with a total of 16 Falcon Gold business class seats and 120 economy class seats.


