The Gulf nation of Bahrain has launched a commercial flight route from Bahrain International Airport to Shanghai Pudong Airport, marking Bahrain’s first direct flight to China. On May 29, Gulf Air also inaugurated a direct flight from Bahrain to Guangzhou. Consequently, there will now be a daily direct flight between Bahrain and China, with flights from Bahrain to Shanghai on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and flights to Guangzhou on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.