Bahrain's national airline Gulf Air signed five agreements with Israeli entities during a Bahraini trade visit in the past week to Israel, Gulf Air said on Wednesday.
The small Gulf state of Bahrain and Israel formalized ties in September.
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Gulf Air and Israeli carrier El Al signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday.
While in Israel for the signing, Bahrain's Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al-Zayani, who also serves as the chairman of Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air, said the company had received many inquiries into a "direct route" between Manama and Tel Aviv. Travel agents, he said, wanted to know "how they can set up, how they can promote Bahrain."
Gulf Air also reached an accord with TAL Aviation Group, a travel representation company, to represent the airline in Israel.
The Bahraini airline concluded an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries Aviation Group for maintenance of Gulf Air planes landing at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.
Gulf Air also signed an agreement with QAS Israel Ltd. for ground handling, cargo, and other airport services.
Finally, Gulf Air and Newrest Israel signed an agreement for on-board catering, the statement said.
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