16 July 2003BAHRAIN - Gulf Air and Saudi Arabian Airlines this week
launched joint operations with the inaugural flight out of
Dammam, Saudi Arabia to the Nepalese capital,
Kathmandu.
A code sharing and marketing agreement means that Gulf
becomes the first GCC carrier to be allowed to operate
direct international flights out of an airport in Saudi
Arabia.
The twice-weekly flights out of Dammam through Abu Dhabi
to Kathmandu are operated by B767.