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Media IN Manama, May 14 2019:
Gulf Air is reinforcing a balance between the Eastern and the Western routes, the airline is expecting two more planes this summer to bolster its existing and upcoming frequencies.
Gulf Air’s Chief Executive Officer,said there has been a focus on bolstering the airliner’s capacity, routes and efficiency wherever the airline operates.
The CEO also said that the Gulf Air is adding two new destinations Malaga and Salalah and must balance between West and East by either increasing the frequencies on the existing routes or adding destinations because there is to maintain the leading positions in terms of network in the region.
In terms of Far Eastern destinations, the CEO said, the airline continues to explore options to maximise the benefits on these routes but we also need look into the European routes to get better results.
This year started well for Gulf Air and from the beginning of 2019, there has been a thrust to meet and beat the budget projections, he added.
“Our route factor is budgeted at 77 per cent and we had excellent figures in April, for example, so we are doing much better than many regional peers and operators,” he said, adding, overall the first quarter of the year was good as the airline had the best February in the past seven years and the best , month of March in the past 10 years.
“We are adding capacity slowly and we are producing better results per unit. We are look forward to adding new destinations and we would like to add Goa and we will be working on it. This year Gulf Air will get a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and an Airbus 320neos.”
