Manama, Bahrain: Gulf Air's website now features a valuable tool for medical practitioners who are requesting approval for their patients to travel on the airline. The Online Carriage of Medical Passengers application form, available at www.gulfairco.com, is an electronic form for medical practitioners to use when requesting approval of Gulf Air's doctor for a patient to travel on the airline. The application form can be electronically submitted with a patient's full details for review and approval by the Gulf Air doctor.
"Travelling can be stressful, especially for those with medical conditions," said Dr. Issam Salameh, Head of Medical Services at Gulf Air. "The introduction of this electronic medical form will simplify the process of application and approval for medical passengers wishing to travel on Gulf Air."
The site also allows for follow-up on the progress of the application until the arrangements for the transport of a medical passenger are finalised. All the cases are stored in the system for future reference if this is necessary.
There is a step-by-step user's guide explaining how to complete the medical application before accessing it.
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About Gulf Air
Gulf Air was founded in 1950. Today, it is owned by the Kingdom of Bahrain, Oman and the UAE and is the only truly pan Gulf carrier in the region. The airline's network stretches from Europe to Asia and covers more than 50 cities in 32 countries. The fleet is one of the most modern in the Middle East and comprises 35 aircraft.
The airline is in the second year of a three-year strategic recovery programme, headed by President and Chief Executive, James Hogan. The airline's aim is to further evolve by taking its renowned cultural strengths, technical expertise, modern fleet and professional management team which have been developed over more than half a century, into a global competitive environment.
Gulf Air was recognised with the prestigious Airline Turnaround of the Year Award by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) in 2003 and it was selected as a one of the leading and most recognised brands in the UAE by the Superbrands Council. The airline also received the top honour of a platinum award for being voted the Best Middle East and North Africa Airline at the 2004 Arabian Travel Market's inaugural MENA Awards. The airline also was named the winner of the Excellence in Quality Improvement category of the 2004 Skytrax Airline Excellence Awards, the world's largest survey of passenger attitudes towards airlines.
Public Relations Department - 23rd September 2004
Issued by Gulf Air, sponsor of the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.
For further information please contact
Anne Tullis,
Manager Corporate Communications,
Gulf Air, on Tel: (+973) 17 338098,
Fax: (+973) 17 338207 or
e-mail: anne.tullis@gulfairco.com
© Press Release 2004
