Gulf Air has been chosen as the best airline for promoting corporate social responsibility in the aviation industry.
The award was announced at the fifth annual Aviation Business Awards (ABA), in Dubai. Hosted by ITP Publishing Group, publisher of Aviation Business magazine, the event attracted nearly 250 senior aviation officials from across the world.
Gulf Air CEO Samer Majali said: “The award has come at the right time when globally corporate social responsibility has become a top issue, particularly in the aviation industry as it has direct impact on customers, employees, shareholders, communities and the environment.
“At Gulf Air we have taken this as an important corporate mission and have done some tangible work across three key aspects of CSR – technological, operational and social.”
Accepting the award at the ceremony, Gulf Air chief operational officer Capt Nasser Al Salmi said: “Gulf Air has been proactively engaged in several initiatives in the past few years that have shown positive results across the entire spectrum – from carbon emission control, fuel savings and efficiency,waste management, to working with and supporting communities in which we operate.We are glad to have been recognised for our hard work.”
l Gulf Air’s Bahrain Worldwide Contact Centre’s telephone number has been changed to 17373737 because the airline believes it will be easier for customers to remember.
The centre is open 24 hours. Customers from other destinations can continue to contact the local numbers, which are available at www.gulfair.com for any travel enquiries and ticket booking, change of travel dates and related information.
