It has been a rough 11 days globally, but particularly in the Middle East, ever since the United States and Israel attacked Iran, only to have Iran respond by firing endless missiles at nearby countries. While Gulf carriers have had their operations greatly impacted, Bahrain-based Gulf Air has probably faced the strictest restrictions. The airline is now coming up with a creative way to relaunch operations, rather than just fully remaining grounded.
Given the number of attacks we’ve seen, Gulf Air has been wanting to fly its aircraft out of Bahrain to minimize risk, but even that hasn’t been possible due to the closed airspace. So there’s now an interesting update — on the evening of Tuesday, March 11, 2026, Bahrain briefly opened its airspace.
However, this wasn’t in order to operate flights with passengers, but instead, to allow Gulf Air, and any other airlines, to fly their aircraft out of the country.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
