Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, celebrated its resumption services to Erbil in Iraq as its flight landed in Erbil International Airport.

At the inaugural event in the Erbil airport, captain Suhail Ismaeel, chief operations officer of Gulf Air said: “We’re happy to return to Erbil and operate direct flights to and from this Iraqi city. With three weekly direct flights between Bahrain and Erbil supplemented with great connectivity through our hub, this destination promises to be a key route within our growing network.”

The flights to Erbil will further strengthen the airline’s existing Iraqi routes of Baghdad and Najaf.