Gulf Air joins the growing list of supporters of Bahrain's popular annual sporting and charity event, The Bahrain Marathon Relay. The airline is the official carrier of the event which takes place on 17 November 2006.
Organised by the Bahrain Round Table under the patronage of General Organisation for Youth and Sports (Goys) and in association with the Bahrain Athletics Association (BAA), the Relay will see around 125 teams running approximately three kilometers, following a 16-leg format.
"As the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman, Gulf Air considers supporting this national event a worthwhile cause that is dedicated to raising funds for local charities to help the needy," says Gulf Air Vice President Marketing and Sales Lee Shave.
"Gulf Air is proud to associate with the event not only by being the official carrier but also by sending in a team to participate in the relay."
The annual sporting and fundraising event, which helped raise more than BD22, 000 for local charities last year, will see many international and national runners representing corporate houses, hotels, schools and other organisations.
Every participant will receive a commemorative t-shirt and a participant's medal and prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third placed men's/mixed teams and the first female team.
Other competing categories include: fastest school team, fastest hotel team, fastest airline team, fastest hash team, fastest sponsors team and the most improved team from last year and the fastest construction company team.
Motorsports Marshals Club, in association with the Bahrain Motor Federation, has agreed to provide all of the marshals for the relay.
The relay will start from the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) and will take a route along the Zallaq Highway, past the University and around the south of Awali towards Alba. The runners will then head towards the refinery roundabout and the head back towards the north of Awali and continue straight across back down the Zallaq Highway and will then return to finish at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC).
Entry forms can be downloaded from the Bahrain Round Table website www.brt1.org or obtained from the race registrar, Chuck Chandonnet by e-mailing bmr_registrar@hotmail.com.
Entry forms are also available for collection from various prominent locations in Bahrain.
About Gulf Air
Founded in 1950, Gulf Air, owned by the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman, is the only truly Pan Gulf carrier in the Middle East region.
The regional, geographic and cultural values that the airline has embraced over more than half a century are still central to defining its brand and service ethos.
Today the airline’s network stretches from Europe to Asia and covers 50 cities in 30 countries. The fleet comprises 34 aircraft and has the distinct advantage of possessing the strongest network across the Middle East.
A platform for sustained commercial operation has been established over the past three years as part of a multi-phased turnaround programme. It has also provided a framework for a succession of innovative products and services including the unique Sky Chefs and Sky Nannies that form part of Gulf Air’s ’smart airline, successful business’ vision.
International recognition has been achieved as a result of the turnaround programme leading to numerous awards for the airline’s innovative and high quality products and services: These include:
• Best Onboard Catering in First and Business Class (Skytrax World Airline Catering Awards 2005)
• Best designed in-flight magazine (American Creativity Awards,2005)
• Middle East Leading First Class Airline (World Travel Awards 2005)
• World’s Leading Airport Lounge (World Travel Awards 2005)
• Middle East & North African Platinum Best Airline (MENA Travel Awards 2004
• Most Improved Airline (Skytrax Awards 2004)
• Middle East First Class Airline (Arabian Business Awards)
• Best new product launch for in-flight services (PAX international Readership Awards)
• Best First Class Onboard Food (Skytrax Food Category 2004)
• Best Business Class Check-in (Skytrax Check-in Category 2004)
• Middle East region’s best airport restaurant for its restaurant in Bahrain International Airport lounge (PAX International Readership Awards 2005)
