Gulf Air

I have flown repeatedly with Gulf Air out to various places in Asia from India to South East Asia and the far east. These have always required a stop-off in the gulf area of the Middle East, almost always Bahrain which is the airlines hub. The airline has connections from London, Paris and Frankfurt out to Bahrain and from there there are plenty of connections out to Asia and to various places around the Middle East and Islamic countries such as Sudan and Iran. Thus it isn't the best connected airline for those trying to connect from Western Europe as it will almost always require a change over unless Bahrain is the final destination. The main reason I have ...  Read the complete review

Cabin Appearance: Clean & Presentable. Service at Departure Airport: Efficient and Satisfactory. Seats: Regular economy seats with but better than Qatar Airways or Emirates. Meals: Commendable even for Economy class! Even though we were right at the back, the hostess said to me later that they sensibly stock up with more chicken options as that's what most passengers prefer. My son totally has a great time with his child meal too! In Flight Entertainment: Good selection of entertainment with functional AVODs. In flight duty free expensive. Lots to do for kids. Wish would include a trip to the cockpit to make it ...  Read the complete review

My experience travel with Gulf Air on a recent holiday to Thailand was a bit mixed. The one reason that I booked with them was because they were offering the lowest fares. I dealt with them quite a lot on a professional basis, and had found them to be OK so I decided to give them a try. If you book a long-haul flight with Gulf Air you are likely to connect in one of their two hubs – Bahrain or Muscat. These are not bad airports, all with the good facilties that you would expect from an international standard airport. The outbound flight was not that bad. The connection was good, the planes were not that crowded, the staff were polite and the food ...  Read the complete review

OUTWARD JOURNEY I flew out from Heathrow on Friday 9th December 2005 from Heathrow Terminal 3 to Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta) via Gulf Air. I arrived to check in by the required 3 hours prior to take-off time - my flight was leaving at 11:00, I arrived by 07:30 as I hate leaving it till the last minute like some people and then having to rush around trying to get checked in and keep other passengers waiting. I like to check in and then sit with whoever's dropping me at the airport for a while before going airside to browse around the duty free shops. Anyway, whilst my husband was parking the car, I joined the queue for my flight and was ...  Read the complete review

I have only flown Gulf Air once, and I have to say it wasn't by choice. I simply bought the cheapest available ticket to Jakarta and it happened to be with them. The first thing to point out therefore, is that they are indeed very cheap. The second is that the reason for this is that the flights are not direct, they stop in the Middle East, in my case Bahrain. Unfortunately, I had cause to test Gulf Air's reliability more than I would have liked. In a moment of monumental stupidity, I managed to lose my passport on the flight between London and Bahrain. I realised before I left the aircraft and had the crew and cleaners looking for it, but it failed to ...  Read the complete review