Bahrain

A target of summer 2024 has been set for direct air service between the U.S. and Bahrain.

Lockheed Martin will increase its production pace over the next two to three years to an eventual pace of four F-16s per month.

The Bahrain carrier said it saw “accelerated” demand for leisure destinations in summer 2022.

Bahrain’s flag carrier last served the US more than 25 years ago.

The carrier will become the first to offer a nonstop link between Bahrain and the emirate.

Ras Al Khaimah is set to become the fourth emirate to be served by the Indian LCC.

The carrier last flew to the Italian city in 2012.

New destinations in Italy, France and the UK are joining the airline’s network.

The planned service comes nearly a year after the two countries normalized their diplomatic relations.

A third aircraft will be based in Lithuania’s capital, while Wizz’s Abu Dhabi-based offshoot is starting flights to Bahrain.

The services will increase the airline’s leisure offer to destinations in Europe.

The airlines said the agreement will boost connectivity in the region.

Singapore will return to the airline’s network after an absence of more than a decade.

The agreement builds on a 2018 MOU between the two flag-carriers.

Ras Al Khaimah looks set to become the third destination in the United Arab Emirates to be served by Bahrain’s national carrier.

As Gulf Air explores the potential for flights to Ras Al Khaimah, Routes takes a look at the airline’s current operations.

Scheduled flights have resumed today following the detente reached last week.

The restoration of diplomatic relations between Qatar and four Arab states looks set to have big implications for oneworld alliance member Qatar Airways.

The normalization accord between Bahrain and Israel paves the way for nonstop scheduled flights between the two countries.