The Municipality of the Dodecanese island of Rhodes has revealed plans to launch a direct flight route to Bahrain, marking a significant development in the area’s tourism and travel sectors. The announcement, made by the municipality on Wednesday, revealed that Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, will operate the new service.
Bahrain’s national carrier said the four destinations will be operated through two weekly flights to Geneva by A321neo and two weekly flights to Rhodes and Mykonos by Airbus A320neo, and three weekly flights to Malaga by Boeing B787-9.
Geneva through Milan will run from June 4 to September 27 while Malaga will be operated from June 17 to September 28.
Mykonos linked with Rhodes will run from June 1 to September 28.
Additionally, in a move to cater to the growing demands of passengers, Gulf Air will increase flights to Manchester operated by Boeing B787-9, Rome, Milan, and Muscat operated by its fleet of Airbus A321neo offering passengers greater flexibility, choice, and connectivity.
The flights to Manchester, UK, will increase from four to five times a week, commencing on July 5.
Gulf Air will increase flights to Rome via Milan, Italy, from three to six, and Milan from daily to 10 weekly flights, commencing on July 2.
The flight to Muscat, Oman, will increase from nine to 16 weekly flights, commencing on April 15.