GULF AIR will commence daily operations from Bahrain to Sydney and Athens from 23 November this year. Operating Airbus A340-300s out of Bahrain, Gulf Air will offer a three-class service on daily flights to Sydney via Singapore, providing the shortest elapsed time on flights to and from Australia from the Gulf. Simultaneous with the commencement of flights to Australia, Gulf Air will start non-stop daily services between Athens and Bahrain to give passengers from Greece a brief connection of just over an hour to the Sydney flight. Other connecting points include Amman, Beirut, Damascus, Cairo, Larnaca, Tehran, Istanbul and all the Gulf destinations. http://www.gulfairco.com