Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) and Bahrain’s Gulf Air announced the expansion of their long-standing partnership, seeing to strengthen their joint commitment to provide passengers with seamless travel options across their combined networks. 

This enhanced agreement is expected to significantly increase the number of destinations available to travellers of both airlines.

Under this expanded agreement, THAI will provide codeshare services in roundtrip flights from Bangkok to Cairo, Kuwait City, Amman, Casablanca, Athens, and Manchester operated by Gulf Air via connecting flights from Bahrain. 

At the same time, Gulf Air will offer its passengers seamless connectivity onboard codeshare roundtrip flights from Bangkok to Chiang Rai, Udon Thani, Ubon Ratchathani, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Hat Yai, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Denpasar, and Sydney. 

Stronger collaboration

This latest development underscores THAI and Gulf Air’s shared commitment to continuously strengthen their collaboration and enhance the travel options available to their customers. 

With regard to THAI- and Gulf Air- operated codeshare roundtrip flights on the Bangkok-Bahrain and Bahrain-Abu Dhabi routes, the latter’s customers will be able to book travel to additional cities in Thailand such as Chiang Mai and Phuket as well as international destinations including Hong Kong, Singapore, and Melbourne from Bangkok.

THAI airline officials expressed their pleasure over this new codesharing partnership with Gulf Air which seeks to generate new revenue approach opportunities for the Company. 

By offering new travel experiences and seamless connectivity, THAI passengers are now connected to a number of prestigious destinations that include Cairo, Kuwait City, Amman, Casablanca, Athens, and Manchester. The partnership also gives them access to other destinations in the Middle East, Europe and Africa through Bahrain. travel options available for their customers.

A Gulf Air spokesperson also stated “Our expanded partnership with Thai Airways reaffirms our commitment to providing seamless and enriching travel experiences. This strategic move not only enhances operational efficiency across our networks, but also provides our passengers with even greater choice and convenience, connecting them to even more exciting destinations across Asia and Australia via Bangkok.”