By Trade Arabia Gulf Air, bahrain's national carrier, yesterday welcomed comments by the head of Iran's Civil Aviation Authority that the airline's flights to the country could resume soon. Hamid Reza Pahlevani said direct services between the countries were subject to "reciprocal permission" being granted to Iran's national carrier. "The ...

By Reuters (Reuters) - Bahrain's Gulf Air says it has been unable to resume flights toIranbecause the Iranian civil aviation authority has been slow to approve flight schedules, the official Bahrain News Agency said on Tuesday. The Bahraini national carrier is hopeful of resuming services to Iran by the beginning of next year, the agency said....

By Gulf Daily News Passengers have been snapping up seats on Gulf Air flights to Iraq and Iran which are set to resume this week after an 18-month suspension. The national carrier will begin relaunching services to Baghdad, Erbil, Najaf and Basra in Iraq and Tehran, Mashhad, Shiraz and Isfahan in Iran from Thursday. The flights, which are ...