The civil aviation authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain has reopened the airspace of the country.
The civil aviation authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain has reopened the airspace of the country.
First reported by the Bahrain News Agency, the Kingdom's Civil Aviation Affairs at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications announced the reopening of the airspace on April 8. The airspace had been closed due to the start of the conflict in the Middle East on February 28.
In response, the operator of the Bahrain International Airport – Bahrain Airport Company – issued a statement confirming the reopening of the Kingdom's airspace. The gradual resumption of flights at Bahrain's main airport was also confirmed.
Gulf Air has since announced it will resume flights from Bahrain to 13 destinations – London Heathrow, Riyadh, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Dubai, Jeddah, Nairobi, Dhaka, Lahore, and Kochi.
Due to the closure of the airspace of Bahrain, Gulf Air shifted its operations to a temporary hub at the King Fahd International Airport in nearby Dammam, Saudi Arabia – located 80 kilometers west of Bahrain. Operations at the Dammam will continue uninterrupted.
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