First full-service airline lands at Dubai’s new Al Maktoum International Airport

Gulf Air, Bahrain's national carrier, yesterday entered the history books by becoming the first full-service carrier to land at the new Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central (DWC), which will eventually be the world’s largest airport once fully operational.

Flight GF578 took off from Bahrain International Airport at 0930 yesterday, landing at Al Maktoum International Airport at 1145, carrying Gulf Air delegations and members of the media from the Middle East.

“We are delighted to be strengthening Gulf Air’s Middle East network, which remains one of the largest to date. Adding Al Maktoum International Airport to our route network supplements the airline’s offering, increasing passenger convenience – which is our ultimate goal,” Captain Nasser Al Salmi, Chief Operations Officer, Gulf Air, said.

The new service is an addition to the airline's current operation of 51 flights per week (seven daily flights on Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed and Fri and eight daily flights on Thur and Sat) into Dubai International. The airline said in a media statement that its new daily evening service will attract those travellers who value the new airport’s convenience and proximity to new Dubai.

The airport is located close to the holiday, residential and business developments of Arabian Ranches, Dubai Marina, Dubai Media City and Palm Jumeirah, making it an attractive, alternative, time-saving travel proposition for passengers located in or travelling to these areas, it noted.

Further, the addition of Al Maktoum International provides passengers with greater travel options and seamless connections through Bahrain to over 30 destinations, maximising passenger convenience, the Gulf Air statement highlighted. The airline will be operating its new A320 aircraft on all of it its flights between Bahrain International Airport and Al Maktoum International.

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