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eWelcome to Gulf Air’s Annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Sponsorship Report - 2015

Gulf Air’s CSR & sponsorship strategy is touse our expertise, technology andpartnerships for positive social,environmental and business impact – whileleveraging the strength of the Gulf Air brandto engage with our stakeholders in supportof our values of trust, unity, quality andexcellence. In doing so our strategy strivesto ensure a sponsorship portfolio thatengages stakeholders with the airline andKingdom of Bahrain, whereby theevents/initiatives we sponsor not only have apositive influence but also support ourmission of promoting Bahrain to a diverse,global audience.

In 2015 Gulf Air’s dedicated CSR &Sponsorship Committee continued to deliveron its mandate to manage and direct all ofthe Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier’sactivities in support of both the localBahraini community and those across ourairline’s network.

In its first year of operation the CSR &Sponsorship Committee skillfully drove GulfAir’s CSR & Sponsorship mission of:

- Contributing long-term value by helping tobuild a sustainable, responsible organization

- Delivering a positive experience for ouremployees

- Minimizing the negative environmentalimpact of our operations

- Making a positive contribution to thecommunities in which we operate

- Becoming the Kingdom of Bahrain’s globalambassador: through positive sponsorshipsthat promote the Kingdom

of Bahrain and its national carrier –

- raising awareness while ensuring a moreholistic understanding of what eachrepresent.

Mr. Maher Salman Al MusallamGulf Air A/Chief Executive Officer“Today and every day Gulf Aircontinues to deliver upon acommitment it has held since 1950:to build a brighter future for ourworkforce, the communities in whichwe operate and the world we live in.We achieve this through a CSR andSponsorship ethos that is fullyintegrated into our day-to-daybusiness operations and that helps usrealize not only balanced economic,social and environmentalresponsibilities in our operations butalso positive sponsorships that extendawareness beyond our airline – to theKingdom of Bahrain.”

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Thank you for taking the time to learn of Gulf Air’sjourney to achieving greater corporate responsibility in2015.

Since the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier wasestablished in 1950, corporate social responsibility andstrategic sponsorship has been vital to the airline’smission, critical to its operations and aligned with itscorporate values of trust, unity, quality and excellence.

In 2014 the airline’s newly appointed, dedicated CSR &Sponsorship Committee delivered upon a mission tosupport global communities, both within the workplaceand beyond, in the areas of: Governance and Ethics,Our People, The Arts, Sport, Society and Environment.

In 2015 the airline built upon its 2014 achievementsthrough an expanded range of initiatives and, to date,it continues to channel and utilize the Gulf Air family’scollective expertise, technology and partnerships forpositive social, environmental and business impactwhile engaging stakeholders with the airline andKingdom of Bahrain, whereby the events/initiativessponsored by Gulf Air not only have a positiveinfluence but also support the carrier’s mission ofpromoting Bahrain to a diverse, global audience.

As the airline develops leaders and invests inmembers’ futures, it reduces its carbon andenvironmental footprint, contributes to buildingstronger and happier societies, and embraces anethical business ethos while propelling Bahrain onto aglobal stage. To whatever extent Gulf Air hassucceeded thus far, the airline’s global family continuesto strive, daily, to deliver upon a commitment to builda brighter future for its workforce, the communities inwhich it operates and the world we live in.

I hope you take the time to critically examine Gulf Air’sCSR & Sponsorship Report – 2015. Please know thatyour feedback is invaluable and can be directed tosponsorship.csr@gulfair.com.

Your comments are welcomed.

Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa

Chairman

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Shaikh Khalid bin

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Shaikh Mohammed

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Mr. Kamal bin Ahmed

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Mr. Mahmood

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Dr. Samer Al Jishi

Mr. Abdulhakeem

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Mr. Zayed Rashid

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Mrs. Hayam Al

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Gulf Air at a Glance

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, commenced operations in 1950, becoming one of the first commercial airlines established in the Middle East. Today, Gulf Air is a major international carrier serving 43 cities in 24 countries spanning three continents. The airline operates one of the largest networks in the Middle East, with double daily flights or more to 10 regional cities, in addition to select destinations in the Indian Subcontinent and Europe, from its hub at Bahrain International Airport. Renowned for its traditional Arabian hospitality, evidenced by the airline’s signature family and business friendly products, Gulf Air is committed to being an industry leader and developing products and services that reflect the evolving needs and aspirations of its passengers.

Gulf Air connects Bahrain to the world and, as such, is a key national infrastructure asset, serving as a powerful driver for the economy and supporting the Kingdom’s on-going economic growth.

An Overview of Our Organization (2015):

56%Bahranisation

(Network-wide)

8 Board of Directors

2808Employees

14Executive Management

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Vision and Values:To be the Kingdom of Bahrain’s global ambassador, sharing the spirit of the Kingdom with the world.

Gulf Air’s CSR & Sponsorship Strategy:To use our expertise, technology and partnerships for positive social, environmental and business impact To leverage the strength of the Gulf Air brand to engage with our stakeholders in support of our values of trust, unity, quality and excellenceTo ensure a sponsorship portfolio that engages stakeholders with the airline and Kingdom of Bahrain, whereby the events/initiatives we sponsor not only have a positive influence but also support our mission of promoting Bahrain to a diverse, global audience

Gulf Air’s CSR & Sponsorship Objectives:To build a constituency that:• Supports Gulf Air in the Kingdom of Bahrain• Recognizes Gulf Air as leading the way in CSR

initiatives in Bahrain• Sees Gulf Air as an employer of choice, committed to

responsible business practices• Believes Gulf Air is a good corporate citizen in all

communities in which it operates

TRUSTTrusted by our stakeholders, favored by our customersMy word is my bond

UNITYUnited in the vision of our airlineOne Team, One Family

QUALITYTouching lives with our sincere effortAhlan Wa Sahlan

EXCELLENCEDedication leading to perfectionBetter and better all the time

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Gulf Air Partners with UNEP to Celebrate World Environment Day

Reinforcing the airline’s commitment tooperate as a responsible global citizen, GulfAir sponsored the United NationsEnvironment Programme’s (UNEP)celebration of World Environment Day whichis celebrated internationally on 5 June ofevery year.

Gulf Air helped bring members of a bandspecializing in environmental entertainmentand their equipment from Lebanon toBahrain; where they performed a veryinformative play on the environment toyouth and parents in City Centre Mall,Bahrain.

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Gulf Air and Dreams Society Partner for World Charity Day

Gulf Air partnered with Dreams Society,which aims to realize the dreams of childrenaffected by terminal illness or debilitatingdisease, on the occasion of World CharityDay, donating airline tickets to the localcharity in order to help them realize thedreams of children effected with terminalillnesses and debilitating diseases.

Declared by the United Nations GeneralAssembly in 2012, World Charity Day iscelebrated globally on 5th September and isa day dedicated to the promotion ofdialogue, solidarity and mutual assistanceamong people.

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Gulf Air Sponsors the Second Edition of “Shop Bahrain”

The airline offered a 15% fare discount tovisitors of the family shopping festival tocome to Bahrain and enjoy everything thefestival and the Kingdom have to offer.

“Shop Bahrain” 2015 marks the secondcollaboration between the national airlineand the festival; with the shared goal ofpromoting the Kingdom as a family friendlytourist destination.

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Gulf Air and the Cultural Attaché Office in The Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain in London Partner Again to Hold the Bahraini Students’ Annual Gathering

In 2014 Gulf Air announced its cooperationwith the Cultural Attaché office in TheEmbassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain inLondon, through the launch of a package oftailored initiatives for Bahraini studentsabroad. In light of the ongoing cooperation,the airline sponsored the annual gatheringof Bahraini students in UK which was held inOctober 2015.

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Gulf Air Celebrates Nowruz in Ontario

Nowruz is the traditional Iranian festival ofspring which starts at the exact moment ofthe vernal equinox, commencing the start ofthe spring. It is considered as the start ofthe New Year among Iranians.

In 2015, Gulf Air helped the Iraniancommunity in Ontario, Canada mark this dayby sponsoring the much anticipated event.

Gulf Air goes French!

Gulf Air has always been keen on engagingwith the various different communities inBahrain, which is why the airlinecollaborated with the French School ofBahrain to sponsor the school’s annualFamily Day.

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Gulf Air sponsors the 4th Arab-Hellenic Economic Forum in Athens

In June, Gulf Air sponsored the 4th Arab-Hellenic Economic Forum in Athens. The event was titled “35 years of Excellence in Partnership”, as it coincided with the 35th anniversary since the establishment of the Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Development.

This year's Forum focused on the HashemiteKingdom of Jordan, presenting theinvestment climate and opportunities offeredthere.

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Gulf Air Welcomes Participants of the Capital Governorate’s Summer Programme

Kids dream of flying and, in 2015, Gulf Airgave 50 young participants in the CapitalGovernorate’s summer programme a behindthe scenes look at how the Gulf Air familywork together to make flying a reality,providing them with a tour of the airline’sheadquarters, a site visit to the dedicatedGulf Air museum and an interactivediscussion on the national carrier’s history inBahrain and the region.

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Gulf Air Sponsors the Islamic Competition of Imam Al ShafeeInstitute for Islamic Studies

Helping out the local community yet again,the national carrier helped the renownedImam Al Shafee Institute for Islamic Studiesby sponsoring the institute’s annual Islamiccompetition.

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Gulf Air Distributes Diwali Sweets Across India

It’s an annual tradition that is eternallypopular! In 2015, on the happy occasion ofDiwali, Gulf Air representatives across all sixof the airline’s India stations (Delhi,Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, Trivandrum andHyderabad) distributed Diwali sweets totravel and trade partners.

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Celebrating Bahraini Students’ Achievements In Qatar

At an event held in Doha and under thepatronage of H.E. Mr. Waheed MubarakAbdullah Sayyar the Ambassador of theKingdom of Bahrain to Qatar, the airlineonce again sponsored the Embassy of theKingdom of Bahrain in Qatar’s annualcelebration of high-achieving Bahrainistudents in Qatar. The event was attendedby Gulf Air Qatar Country Manager, Mr. WaelMattar and Mr. Yousif Al Kuwari from theCultural Attaché’s Office of the Embassy ofthe Kingdom of Bahrain in Qatar.

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Gulf Air Participates In Bahrain Training Institute Career Week

Gulf Air participated in the Bahrain TrainingInstitute Career Week 2015 which was heldin April under the patronage of HisExcellency Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi,Bahrain’s Minister of Educatio .

Representing the airline at the event weremembers of Gulf Air’s Human Resources andLearning & Development Department whomet with students and graduates and spoketo them of the broad range of technical andnon-technical divisions within our airline -one of the largest employers of Bahraininationals.

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Gulf Air Kicks Off its Annual Ramadan Itar Meal Box Distribution Initiative

During the holy month of Ramadan, weonce again kicked off our annual Ramadaniftar meal box distribution initiative that, sawmembers of the Gulf Air family helpingensure the safety of drivers on the road andfacilitate the breaking of their fast bydistributing Ramadan iftar meal boxes indifferent areas of Bahrain during theMaghreb prayer. Thanks to all whoparticipated this year!

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Gulf air Chief of Operations Visits Salmaniya Medical Complex’s Children’s Wards

The airline’s Chief of Operations CaptainNasser Al Salmi reached out to the localcommunity during the holy month ofRamadan by paying a visit to SalmaniyaMedical Complex’s children’s wards, todistribute gifts and entertain the hospital’syounger patients. Accompanied by a cabincrew member and members of the airline’sworkforce; Captain Nasser toured thechildren’s wards, distributing gifts andwishing the children good health andwellness.

In discussions with Ministry of Health’sSenior Advisor – Patient Experience andPatient First Mr. Mohammed Jassim, CaptainNasser stressed the importance ofsupporting the local community andembracing the spirit of Ramadan while,joined by a crew member, he regaled storiesof flying to the young patients.

Sport

Gulf Air Continues to Take Pride in being the Title Sponsor of the Bahrain Grand Prix

With strategic global links to key European,Asian and Middle Eastern cities Gulf Airembraces a global audience, not onlythrough its network offering but through itsaffiliations, for example, as title sponsor ofthe Bahrain Grand Prix (since April 2004when Bahrain made history by becoming thefirst country in the region to host a FormulaOne Grand Prix). Since then, the airline hasbeen instrumental in the success of theevent and the economic benefits it hasbrought to Bahrain’s economy – furtherpromoting the Kingdom of Bahrain as adestination. Gulf Air has maintained the roleof title sponsor of the Bahrain Grand Prix todate.

Sport

Bahrain Football Association Recognizes Gulf Air’s Sponsorship of the King’s Cup

In an official ceremony thanking sponsors ofthe King’s Cup, the Bahrain FootballAssociation, headed by President of BahrainFootball Association Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa AlKhalifa, recognized and thanked Gulf Air asa key sponsor of the annual event.

Gulf Air Sponsors the Bahrain –Colombia Football Match

The airline brought over the Colombianfootball team from its camp in Dubai inMarch for a friendly match in Bahrain, whichwas won by the Colombian team, despitethe great effort paid by our National footballteam.

Sport

Gulf Air Sponsors Airline’s Cricket Team

Gulf Air celebrated the airline’s cricket team’sreturn from Manila where they participated inthe Clark Sixes tour – reaching semi-finalstage. The Gulf Air team, led by CaptainWaqas Riaz, defeated four teams (includingChinese Taipei, Manila Ross, AFC 1 andIQOR) at the Clark Cricket ground. The GulfAir cricket team, which was established in1994, is a strong brand ambassador for theairline, competing globally throughout theyear and have previously won the NomadsCricket Club Annual Tournaments for fourconsecutive years in addition to winning overten finals including six-a-side and one daymatches. Most recently, Gulf Air won theCentenary of Nomads Tournament playingagainst Manila team: Nomads CC.

The Gulf Air cricket team also successfully participated in the BAHRAIN SIXES local cricket tournament that took place in August 2015. The 15 day tournament saw a total of 32 teams participating of which Gulf Air’s cricket team took 2nd place.

Sport

Gulf Air Sponsors a Number of Bowling Events

The airline sponsored numerous bowlingevents in 2015, of which Gulf Air supportedboth the airline’s own Bowling team and theNational Bowling team:

• Second Arab Bowling Cup 2015

• 13th Kingdom of Bahrain International Open Bowling Championship

• GCC Bowling Championship 2015

• 18th GCC All Filipino Bowling Tour 2015

Sport

… And sponsors a Bahraini Bowling Star

Sponsoring the international Bahrainibowling star Mr. Mohammed Janahi meanshe’s a regular Gulf Air passenger wheneverhe travels to represent the Kingdom ininternational bowling events. Mr. Janahi isalso a member of the official Gulf Airbowling team representing our airline inlocal industrial leagues. Within Gulf Air, theprofessional bowler is also active in teachingour airline’s staff and their children variousbowling techniques and establishing inter-departmental bowling competitions.

Sport

Gulf Air Sponsor’s the Airline’s Annual Ramadan Football Tournament

In Ramadan, the airline held its annualRamadan football tournament, which saw 8teams representing different departmentsand divisions within the airline competing towin the tournament cup. The tournament,held in Al Najma Sports Club, was won byGulf Air’s Cabin Crew team who wereawarded the winner’s cup by A/ChiefExecutive Officer Mr. Maher Salman AlMusallam.

Sport

Gulf Air Sponsors Qatar TEC WLL – 5th Annual Cricket Tournament 2015

Gulf Air sponsored QATAR TEC’s 5th AnnualCricket Tournament 2015. This annual eventgathered over 5,000 spectators during theten day cricket tournament, representing across section of various differentcommunities in the state of Qatar.

Sport

Gulf Air Supports Saint-Nom La Bretèche Golf Tournament

Gulf Air’s Paris team supported therenowned Golf Tournament “Saint Nom laBreteche” in 2015. The event which saw 71golfers participating in the tournament alongwith various partners at the awardceremony, ended with a lucky draw travelpackage for Gulf Air flights.

Sport

Great Accomplishments for the Airline’s Sponsored Gulf Air Darts Team

The Gulf Air Darts Team was ranked in 3rdplace in the 2014-2015 Bahrain DartsLeague while Team Captain Fathi MahmoodSulaibeekh was awarded a trophy for histhird consecutive year in the top position asa solo player.

The Gulf Air Darts Team was also victoriousat the open dart championship held at TheBahrain Yacht Club on 30th October 2015.

Sport

Gulf Air Brings Home Bahrain’s Winning Junior Rugby Team

As sponsors of the Bahrain Rugby Club’sjunior team, the airline flew them to andfrom Dubai to compete in the HSBC RugbyFestival Dubai 2015. The highly competitivefinal match resulted in the Bahrain under12s winning the plate competition andreturning victorious to Bahrain.

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Gulf Air Promotes Bahrain’s Artthrough ArtBahrain

To promote the artistic and cultural life inBahrain, Gulf Air proudly sponsored the firstedition of ArtBahrain – an exhibitiondesigned to showcase the very best creativedesign and arts that the Kingdom has tooffer, and bring to Bahrain the very bestfrom all over the world. The exhibition isanother collaboration between the nationalcarrier and the Bahrain Culture andAntiquities Authority.

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Gulf Air is the Official Carrier of the 2015 Routes Middle East & Africa

In June 2015, Bahrain welcomed over 350delegates from across Africa and the MiddleEast, representatives from over 50 airlines,70 airports and 10 tourism authorities allgathering to attend the 2015 Routes MiddleEast & Africa – hosted by Bahrain AirportCompany. Gulf Air was the event’s officialcarrier partnering with Bahrain AirportCompany – a key industry partner for theairline – to welcome such a first-timeindustry event to not only Bahrain but theentire region.

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Gulf Air Sponsors GITEX 2015 and Wins at the Esteemed Event

The national carrier sponsored andparticipated in GITEX 2015 – the largestInformation Technology exhibition andconference in the Middle East. Celebratingits 35th anniversary this year, the renownedIT expo was held in Dubai and saw Gulf Air,the only Bahraini organization to participate– take home three wins: “Best Hospitalityand Tourism Implementation of the Year”and “Middle East Chief Information Officer(CIO) of the Year” by Arabian ComputerNews, and “Best Project Execution of theYear in the Aviation Industry” by EnterpriseChannel (ACN).

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Gulf Air and Airbus Conclude Successful Seminar

Joining forces with leading aircraftmanufacturer, Airbus, Gulf Air recentlycelebrated the success of the A320 FamilyRegional Seminar for Middle East, Africa andIndia operators – jointly hosted by Airbusand Gulf Air and held in Bahrain.

Bringing together the region’s aviationexperts, technical professionals andengineering managers, the two daytechnical seminar served as a forum forknowledge-sharing and detailed andcollaborative technical discussions onregional fleet performance, top technicalissues and associated solutions, theoperations of the A320 family aircraft,Airbus’ ongoing and upcomingdevelopments in support of airlineoperations along with invaluable insight intothe A320 family product evolutions.

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Gulf Air Brings AACO Business Technology Forum to Manama

The Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO)Business Technology Forum, under thetheme of ‘Empowerment through MobileTechnology’ held recently in Bahrain, was aplatform for AACO members and partners toshare and discuss mobile technology andhow best to deploy it to better serve thecustomer and meet the future prospects ofthis trend. As the official airline partner GulfAir were delighted to join forces with AACO– a key industry partner for the airline – asthey continue to strengthen partnershipsand cooperation among Arab carriers invarious fields.

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No. Organization Event Month Station

1.French School

BahrainFamily Day January Dubai (DXB)

2.Bahrain Bowling

AssociationSecond Arab Bowling Cup

2015February Doha (DOH)

3.Bahrain Football

AssociationKing’s Cup Football Tournament 2015

April Bahrain (BAH)

4.Bahrain Bowling

Association

13th Kingdom of Bahrain International Open Bowling

ChampionshipMarch Bahrain (BAH)

5.Gulf Air Bowling

Team

Sponsorship of Professional Bahraini Bowler Mohd

JanahiFebruary Bahrain (BAH)

6.Gulf Air GSA –

Ontario, CanadaIranian Nowruz in Ontario March Ontario (ONT)

7.Bahrain Football

AssociationBahrain – Colombia Match March Bahrain (BAH)

8.

Arab Hellenic Chamber of

Commerce and Development

4th Arab-Hellenic Economic Forum in Athens

June Athens (ATH)

9. Dubai Station GITEX 2015 October Dubai (DXB)

10.Imam Al Shafee

Institute for Islamic Studies

Cultural Islamic Competition

April Bahrain (BAH)

11. United Nations World Environment Day June Bahrain (BAH)

12. Doha Station5th Annual Cricket

TournamentJune Doha (DOH)

13. Gulf AirGulf Air Ramadan Football

TournamentJune Bahrain (BAH)

14. AirbusA320 Family Regional

SeminarNovember Bahrain (BAH)

15.Bahrain Bowling

AssociationGCC Bowling Championship

2015August Muscat (MCT)

16.Gulf Air Cricket

TeamKSB Bahrain Sixes Tournament 2015

August Bahrain (BAH)

17.Filipino Club

Tenpin Bowlers18th GCC All Filipino Bowling Tour 2015

September Dubai (DXB)

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18. Dreams Society World Charity Day September Bahrain (BAH)

19.Bahrain Culture and Antiquities

AuthorityArt Bahrain October Bahrain (BAH)

20.Gulf Air Cricket

TeamManila Cricket Tournament

2015November Manila (MNL)

21. Doha Station The Pink Walk October Doha (DOH)

22.Cultural Office –

Bahrain’s Embassy to UK

Annual Bahraini Students’ Gathering

October London (LHR)

23. Tamkeen Shop Bahrain December Bahrain (BAH)

24.Capital

Governorate

Visit of the Governorate’s Summer Program

ParticipantsAugust Bahrain (BAH)

25. Gulf AirDistribution of Diwali Sweets Across Indian

DestinationsNovember India

26.Bahraini

Embassy in Qatar

Celebration of Bahraini Students’ Achievements In

QatarMay Doha (DOH)

27.Bahrain Training

InstituteCareer Week April Bahrain (BAH)

28. Gulf AirDistribution of Iftar Meal

BoxesJune/July Bahrain (BAH)

29. Gulf AirAl Salmaniya Medical

Complex Ramadan VisitJuly Bahrain (BAH)

30.Saint-Nom La

BretècheSponsorship of Annual

Golf TournamentDecember Paris (CDG)

31. Gulf AirGulf Air’s Dart Team

SponsorshipOctober Bahrain (BAH)

32.Bahrain Rugby

ClubThe Club’s Junior Team

SponsorshipFebruary Dubai (DXB)

33. AACOBusiness Technology

ForumOctober Bahrain (BAH)

34.Bahrain Airport Company (BAC)

Sponsorship of Routes MENA

June Bahrain (BAH)