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News Tuesday, 14 February 2012 12:38 Written by Oliver Clark

Gulf Air will shed routes to Damascus, Athens, Milan and Kuala Lumpur from next month as it seeks to deal with a “challenging business environment” and concentrate on its high yield markets.

Services to Damascus will end on March 2, followed by those to Athens and Milan on March 12 and Kuala Lumpur from March 25.

This follows last month’s announcement that the airline was shelving its plans for a route to South Sudan’s Juba and axing services to Entebbe, just three months after it resumed services.

The carrier said the move comes as it seeks to “address the economic challenges faced in recent times”, political events such as the violence in Syria, the high price of fuel and low passenger numbers.

“It is currently a challenging business environment for airlines around the world. These closures are pragmatic commercial decisions aimed at focusing services on routes with higher passenger traffic,” said Gulf Air CEO Samer Majali.