What is the name of Bahrain's national flag carrier airline, established in 1950 and operating from Bahrain International Airport?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Gulf Air
- Step 1: Gulf Air was founded in 1950 as Gulf Aviation, making it one of the oldest commercial airline carriers in the Middle East.
- Step 2: It originally served as a joint multinational airline for Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, and Oman before becoming 100% owned by Bahrain via Mumtalakat in 2007.
Answer
Gulf Air.
Why not the others: 'Emirates Airlines' is based in Dubai; 'Qatar Airways' is based in Doha; 'Etihad Airways' is based in Abu Dhabi.
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