Gulf Air â the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain and SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka have entered into a codeshare partnership with effect from 18 December 2019, significantly enhancing the travel options of their respective valued customers.
With nearly 70 years of operations for both Gulf Air and SriLankan Airlines, this partnership will further strengthen the commercial ties between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Under this agreement, SriLankan Airlines will place its âULâ code on Gulf Airâs flights from Bahrain to Colombo, the Greek capital Athens, Larnaca in Cyprus (effective from 18 December 2019) and the Moroccan city of Casablanca (effective during the current winter schedule). Gulf Air will, in turn, place its âGFâ code on SriLankan Airlinesâ flights from Colombo to Bahrain.
Mr. KreĹĄimir KuÄko, Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Air said: âWe are happy to sign this codeshare agreement with SriLankan Airlines and increase the number of direct flights between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Sri Lankaâ. He also added: âWe value our partnerships and SriLankan is our newest codeshare partner in our overall strategy to expand our operations. I feel confident that this codeshare will add value to customers of both airlinesâ.
Mr. Vipula Gunatilleka, Group Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines added: âWe are pleased to enter into this codeshare agreement with Gulf Air. It is part of SriLankanâs operational strategy create and strengthen partnerships with airlines of global reputation in terms of quality, service and reliability and we have no doubt that SriLankanâs valued passengers will enjoy their travel with Gulf Air.â
The codeshare agreement followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two airlines and is also intended to further strengthen the longstanding friendship between the two nations of Sri Lanka and Bahra
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