Gulf Traveller

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Gulf Traveller B767 on stand at Abu Dhabi Airport.

Gulf Traveller

IATA GF	ICAO GFA	Callsign GULF AIR
Founded		2003
Hubs		Bahrain International Airport Seeb International Airport
Frequent flyer program		Gulf Air Frequent Flyer Programme
Fleet size		6
Destinations		15
Parent company		Gulf Air
Headquarters		P.O. Box 138, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Key people		Ahmed AlHammadi (Acting CEO)
Website: http://www.gulftraveller.com

Gulf Traveller is the all-economy full service subsidiary airline of Gulf Air. Gulf Traveller is based at Abu Dhabi (AUH) airport and is in the process of being relocated between Bahrain (BAH) and Muscat (MCT) airports.

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
4 External links
5 References

[edit] History

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 also made history with the appointment of a female pilot - the first airline in the region to do so. The female pilot is a French national, Caroline Le Cann flying the Gulf Traveller B767.

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.