Gulf Traveller

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Gulf Traveller
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IATA ICAO Call sign
GFGFAGULF AIR
Founded2003
Ceased operations2007
Hubs Bahrain International Airport
Seeb International Airport
Frequent-flyer program Gulf Air Frequent Flyer Programme
Fleet size6
Destinations15
Parent company Gulf Air
HeadquartersP.O. Box 138,
Manama,
Kingdom of Bahrain
Key peopleAhmed AlHammadi (Acting CEO)
Gulf Traveller B767 on stand at Abu Dhabi Airport. GulfTraveller04.jpg
Gulf Traveller B767 on stand at Abu Dhabi Airport.

Gulf Traveller was a tri-national airline that served as the all-economy full service subsidiary of Gulf Air. Its main bases were Abu Dhabi International Airport, Bahrain International Airport, and Seeb International Airport. [1]

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Like its parent company, it was owned by three countries and became a dual-flag carrier after Abu Dhabi pulled out of the Gulf Air consortium in 2005. Gulf Traveller dissolved in May 2007 when Oman ended ownership of Gulf Air.

History

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Gulf Traveller was founded on 1 June 2003 as part of the Gulf Air three year restructuring and turnaround programme instigated by James Hogan. The model behind Gulf Air was to economise on routes with little demand for First or Business Class passengers. Gulf Traveller's inaugural flight between Abu Dhabi and Jeddah took place on 15 June 2003.

Gulf Traveller planned to add Birmingham, United Kingdom, to its list of destinations in 2004, however, the project was put on hold for the foreseeable future in 2005, and then eventually scrapped.

Former destinations

Gulf Traveller operated to the following;

Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain (hub)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh - Dhaka
Flag of India.svg  India - Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia - Jakarta
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan - Amman
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya - Nairobi
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal - Kathmandu
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman - Muscat (hub)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan - Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia - Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania - Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi (hub; closed in 2005)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates - Dubai

Fleet

The Gulf Traveller Fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of March 2007): [1]

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