Gulf Air adds Santorini, Mykonos to complement its boutique strategy

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Gulf Air, Bahrain's national carrier, has announced the addition of two boutique summer destinations, Santorini and Mykonos in Greece, to its global network.

Both Santorini and Mykonos will be served by the airline’s new Airbus A320neo with two weekly flights each from June 2 until September 22 for Santorini and from June 3 until September 30 for Mykonos.

The seasonal summer routes to the Greek islands will boost the airline’s network with popular boutique seaside destinations that are favored by many tourists and families in Bahrain and the region especially as demand for travel grows gradually towards the summer holidays with travel restrictions easing off in Europe.

“We’ve researched and studied various destinations to add to our seasonal summer network and we’re excited to reveal Santorini and Mykonos as the new boutique additions," Gulf Air’s Acting Chief Executive Officer Captain Waleed AlAlawi said.

"Reviewing potentials and listening to our customers’ feedback, we are confident that both Greek islands will provide the perfect experience for honeymooners, friends and families to spend their holidays. We will be flying to both these destinations for the first time in the history of Gulf Air and we will be the only airline in the region flying to Santorini.”

In 2019 and in line with its strategy to become the customer’s airline of choice, Gulf Air announced its boutique business model concept that would reinforce its focus on product and customer experience.

Similarly, with the hospitality industry, Gulf Air differentiates itself as a boutique airline that is unique in the way it operates in comparison to airlines that are more volume driven.

This approach will give the airline a competitive advantage that is being translated currently within the revamp of its new fleet, new Falcon Gold class offering, upgraded economy class experience, new destinations and its presence in the new terminal at Bahrain International Airport.

Gulf Air currently flies to and from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Medina, Muscat, Cairo, Amman, Casablanca, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Athens, Bangkok, Manila, Singapore, Dhaka, Colombo, the Maldives and several destinations in India and Pakistan.

Being one of the few airlines that never stopped flying in 2020, Gulf Air continuously works closely with the government authorities across its network to resume operations as demand for travel grows.

Gulf Air boasts a flexible and agile network by adapting promptly to government guidelines and civil aviation directives and it has been responsive to continuous changes and updates.

Updates are constantly added on gulfair.com/covid19 including travel advice, network and new health and safety procedures.