Gulf Air Cargo’s Dubai operation has achieved strong results for 2005 in terms of cargo uplift and revenue.

According to a statement released by the Department of Civil Aviation, Government of Dubai, Gulf Air reached the eighth position – a significant milestone in its cargo operation - in a fierce competition among 98 scheduled passenger airlines and 31 dedicated freighter airlines operating in and out of Dubai.
“It is a great performance considering the huge number of freighters and passenger airlines operating in the vast UAE market,” says Gulf Air vice president, business units, Ali Murtada.
“It is a known fact that passenger airlines like Gulf Air can accommodate cargo only after allowing space for passengers’ baggage. With this constraint, it is by no means an ordinary achievement. The credit goes to the entire Gulf Air cargo team in Dubai.”
Gulf Air operated a total of 5,414 passenger flights to Dubai in 2005 with a combination of A320/330/340 and B767 aircraft. The total uplift of cargo on Gulf Air flights was 6.95 million kg and total discharge cargo into Dubai was 3.50 million kg for the year 2005.
“Gulf Air was able to become one of the top 10 airlines in a market where a total number of 152,564 scheduled passenger flights and 28,383 scheduled freighters with different aircraft capacity operated during 2005,” says Gulf Air cargo manager for UAE Abdulla Al-Shawoosh.
“With the added advantage of our two hubs at Bahrain and Muscat, and the road feeder service, Cargo on wheels, to and from the UAE and Saudi Arabia and quick turnaround time for cargo transfers, we are confident we can maintain our position in the ‘top 10’ league.”
In other Gulf Air-related news, Murtada announced the appointment of Spyrou Exelixi SA as exclusive cargo General Sales Agent (GSA) for Greece.
 Founded in 1950, Gulf Air is owned by Bahrain and Oman.