Gulf Air (GF, Bahrain International) ended A330-200 operations on January 20, 2020, when its last unit of the type, A9C-KE (msn 334), operated its last commercial flight as GF251 Dhaka-Bahrain International.
"This A330 aircraft served the national carrier for almost 20 years and supported our growth during the last two decades. Gulf Air started its fleet modernization programme in 2018 which began with the delivery of the B787-9 Dreamliner. As of today, all our long haul routes are operated exclusively by Dreamliners," Chief Executive Krešimir Kučko said during the farewell ceremony, as quoted in a press release.
A9C-KE was ferried to ICAO!EGDX on January 27, 2020, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. The Bahraini carrier owned the 19.8-year-old twinjet, according to the ch-aviation fleets module.
Following the retirement of the A330s, Gulf Air continues to operate fifteen A320-200s, five A320-200neo, six A321-200s, and seven B787-9s. It expects to take another three B787-9s by the end of the year. Also, by 2023, the airline intends to operate twelve A320neo and seventeen A321-200neo (including nine LRs) as the A320-200s and A321-200s are retired.
