Bahrain, April 6 -- Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced the expansion of its temporary operations from King Fahd International Airport to include Istanbul (IST), Athens (ATH), and Thiruvananthapuram (TRV).

Amid the temporary closure of the Kingdom of Bahrain's airspace and that of certain countries in the region, these three new destinations will complement Gulf Air's existing temporary services from Dammam to London Heathrow (LHR), Mumbai (BOM), Nairobi (NBO), Cairo (CAI), Chennai (MAA), Bangkok (BKK), Casablanca (CMN), Manila (MNL), Paris (CDG), and Frankfurt (FRA).

Gulf Air will provide ground transportation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and King Fahd International Airport for passengers holding c...