The Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, today began its official 14-day countdown to the highly anticipated launch of the airline’s first flight to Bandaranaike International Airport, in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, which will commence on 19th January 2017 with 5 flights per week.
In advance of the route launch Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Maher Salman AlMusallam praised the fruitful partnership and cooperation between Gulf Air and its General Sales Agent Mack Air in Colombo and spoke of the newest network expansion: “We are 14 days away from the launch of Gulf Air’s newest route services that will further strengthen our Asian network while extending our product and service offering to a broader passenger base. We are delighted to provide superior travel solutions that, supplemented by the support of our General Sales Agent Mack Air, will cater to the travel needs of our passengers.”
Gulf Air’s General Sales Agent in Colombo, Mack Air, can be found in No 11, York Street, Colombo 01, SriLanka and can be reached at (+94) 11 2475325.
Gulf Air will operate 5 weekly flights to Colombo with an A320 aircraft, as per the below schedule:
| Flight | Frequency | Dept. Airport | Dept. Time* | Arrival Airport | Arrival Time* |
| GF 136 | TUE, SUN | BAH | 1250 | CMB | 2010 |
| GF 137 | TUE, SUN | CMB | 2110 | BAH | 0010+1 |
| GF 138 | WED, THU, FRI | BAH | 2010 | CMB | 0330+1 |
| GF 139 | THU, FRI, SAT | CMB | 0430 | BAH | 0730 |
*all times are local
