Dhaka: The national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain Gulf Air has announced the addition of four new boutique destinations to its global network with direct flights to two destinations in Italy, a new destination in France and in the United Kingdom.

The airline is operating flights five weekly flights to Milan, two weekly to Rome and Manchester from June 1 as well as two weekly to Nice from June 2.

Flights to Milan, Rome and Nice are operated by the airline's new Airbus A321neo while Manchester is served by the airline's flagship Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

Moreover, the airline will resume its operations to Mykonos and Santorini in Greece, Malaga in Spain, Sharm Al Shaikh and Alexandria in Egypt, and Salalah in Oman, said Gulf Air in a press release.

On the occasion, Captain Waleed AlAlawi, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Air, said, "The new routes to our network is a testimony of the continuous expansion of Gulf Air's network by adding Milan, Rome, Manchester and Nice. These new destinations have been on our horizon and as travel bounces back to normalcy, we knew it was the right time to launch our new routes for our passengers. Our network keeps adding popular boutique destinations that are favourite to many tourists and families in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the region especially as demand for travel grows in a healthy accelerated way towards the summer holidays."

In 2019 and in line with its strategy to become the customer's airline of choice, Gulf Air announced its boutique business model concept which would reinforce its focus on product and customer experience and continues to showcase the implementation of its strategy successfully.

Gulf Air differentiates itself as a boutique airline giving it a competitive advantage with its fleet modernisation strategy, new Falcon Gold class offering, upgraded economy class experience, new destinations and its presence in the new terminal at Bahrain International Airport.

The airline currently flies to and from Dhaka, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Medina, Muscat, Cairo, Amman, Tel Aviv, Larnaca, Baku, Tbilisi, Moscow, Casablanca, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Athens, Bangkok, Manila, Singapore, Colombo, the Maldives and several destinations in India and Pakistan.

Gulf Air has recently received APEX's Five Star Major Official Airline Rating; an award based solely on certified passengers' feedback. Gulf Air has also received the Skytrax Five Star Covid-19 Airline Safety Rating after a vigorous audit by Skytrax Research that took place between November and December 2021.