Gulf Air India head is Rajeev Nambiar

Nambiar was earlier at Gulf Air Dubai office

BY A CORRESPONDENT
February 6, 2006

Rajeev Nambiar is the new Gulf Air general manager for India operations. He joins Gulf Air India office from Dubai, where he was general manager for Dubai and Northern Emirates.

Rajeev Nambiar joined Gulf Air in 1999 from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. He joined as a district sales manager in Doha, Qatar. After working with Gulf Air in Doha for three and a half years, Rajeev Nambiar moved to Nairobi in Kenya, where he became area sales manager for east and west Africa. In June 2004, he became general manager at the Gulf Air head office in Bahrain, which is the biggest station for Gulf Air.

Rajeev Nambiar said: "I am delighted to take up the new position in India, which is an important market for Gulf Air. Gulf Air is, and will continue to be, a major player in this rapidly growing travel market. I hope to continue with my undeterred spirit to further develop the market. I am thankful to Gulf Air management for their confidence."

Gulf Air was the first Middle East airline to operate to India, starting its first flight in 1960. Regional General Manager Robin Middleton said that Gulf Air's relationship with India goes back a long way.

"It is one of the top five revenue producing markets for Gulf Air, and it continues to be one of the largest international carriers serving this important country, which is a rapidly-growing economy," he said.

"We are confident that under Rajeev's leadership and in conjunction with our GSA Jet Airways, Gulf Air will continue to go from strength to strength, not only in creating an even stronger profile with new innovative products but also by providing our Indian customers with our unique brand of Arab hospitality and culture, for which we are renowned," he added.

Gulf Air was founded in 1950. It is currently jointly owned by the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Sultanate of Oman and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It is the only truly pan-Gulf carrier in the region.