Gulf Air

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3 star Skytrax Rating
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
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7/10

"good food and service"

(France)

Not Verified | Paris to Bangkok via Bahrain. Good value, good food and service, comfortable seat but not fully flat. Airplanes on time, comfortable lounges. I recommend. FR: Bon rapport qualité/prix, nourriture et service correct, siège confortable mais pas totalement à l'horizontal. Avions à l'heure, salons confortables. RAS, je recommande .
AircraftA330 200
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteParis to Bangkok via Bahrain
Date FlownAugust 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

"There was no apology from Gulf"

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | I flew from London to Islamabad (via Bahrain) with Gulf Air on 11 June. I checked-in two bags in London. Only one bag arrived in Islamabad. The missing bag arrived one week later! There was no apology from Gulf or explanation why it had taken a week for my bag to arrive. Customer services were poor. My advice would be not to travel with Gulf. There are plenty of other, better airlines operating in the region with more convenient routes and flight times.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteLondon to Islamabad via Bahrain
Date FlownJune 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
9/10

"good routes and timings"

(Saudi Arabia)

Trip Verified | London to Bahrain. I fly Gulf Air regularly to the UK and around the gulf region so this airlines suits me fine with good routes and timings. I've found them punctual nearly all the time. The service on the ground and on board is acceptable. This was interesting for me because the return was on one of their brand new Dreamliner planes (3-3-3 economy configuration) and it was pretty comfortable. I was lucky as the plane wasn't completely full. The armrests lift up fully and so following meal service I was able to get some sleep across the three seats. Perfect.
AircraftA330 / Boeing 787-9
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteLondon to Bahrain
Date FlownJune 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

"they accused me of lying"

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | London to Dubai via Bahrain. I flew with my family and my wife’s chair didn’t work, I complained on the flight and they then moved my wife and daughter some rows behind us, this was done by moving a single passenger to the seat that was working. On the way back my wife’s chair didn’t recline and again the same nonsense! Not to mention that Gulf cancelled my connecting flight from Dubai to Bahrain but chose not to rebook it. I found this out when I then tried to call and double check all my details. I made a formal complaint to Gulf air who took 2 months to respond, they accused me of lying. They are the poorest airline I have ever flown with.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteLondon to Dubai via Bahrain
Date FlownFebruary 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
10/10

"was a great experience"

(India)

Trip Verified | Athens to Mumbai via Bahrain. It was a great experience particularly while travelling from Bahrain to Mumbai. I was very happy with the hospitality of one of the hostesses, she was so helpful and courteous.
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteAthens to Mumbai via Bahrain
Date FlownApril 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

"won’t honor seat assignment"

(United States)

Trip Verified | Abu Dhabi to London via Bahrain. They won’t honor your seat assignment even when you go to the trouble of checking in online and have a confirmation (my seat was 12D, but during the boarding process they changed it to row 28 - the last one in the plane!). On my outbound flight they lost my luggage and couldn’t print my boarding pass for the second leg of the trip causing me to stand in line for over 30 minutes at the Transfer Desk in Bahrain to get it printed and almost missed my connection.
AircraftA320
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteAbu Dhabi to London via Bahrain
Date FlownApril 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
6/10

"seats look old but clean"

(United Arab Emirates)

Trip Verified | Flight from Kuwait to Bahrain was full (04/18/2018). The plane seats look old but clean. The movies on their IFE were a little old and neither do they provide headsets. Cabin temperature was mild to hot all throughout the flight. One of the staff was rude.
AircraftA321
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteKuwait to Bahrain
Date FlownApril 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
9/10

"thoroughly enjoyed my flight"

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | Bahrain to Bangkok. Business class seating was 2x2x2 layout, with 76 inch pitch and flat bed. Boarding was smooth, and I was offered pre flight drinks, including champagne. I opted for my favourite lemon and mint soft drink. Amenity Kit was tucked into the side of my seat. Then followed the towel. The seat was extremely comfortable, although I found manipulating the controls little difficult. The announcements were also unclear. Pre-dinner drinks were on offer, although no wine list or drinks menu was offered on the outbound leg. The onboard 'chef' asked me what my choice of drinks would be, and deliberately knowing they would not have it, I asked for a Manhattan. He was so apologetic, but we laughed about it, and settled for a tripple Chevas on the rocks. He took my order a for Middle Eastern selection of starters, including humus and delicious concoctions. That was followed by a grilled steak that was so tender and tasty. The desert and cheese trolley followed soon after. The IFE as usual, is very limited, boring and the controls difficult to operate. The noise-cancelling headphones weren't any better, and kept crackling and I tried to watch a movie I had seen before, but had fallen asleep anyway, And hour and a half before landing, breakfast was served, I was too full and settled for just a croissant and coffee. On my return, I was served with a wine list and the onboard chef addressed me by name and even posed for some photos. The food was excellent, with very quick and friendly service from the flight attendants. Gulf Air in my view deserves to be upgraded to 4 stars, at least in Business Class. I thoroughly enjoyed my flight, and have no hesitation of flying with them again. But please Gulf Air, can you do something about your IFE?
Aircraft A330
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteBahrain to Bangkok
Date FlownMarch 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
9/10

"good service and great food"

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | London Heathrow to Bahrain. Having flown economy before and rather disappointed, I was hoping for a much better experience flying Falcon Gold (Business Class) with them. Check in at Heathrow Terminal 4 was efficient and quick. Gulf Air usually use A330's on their long haul sectors, but for some reason deploy a narrow body for this one mid week flight. The 2x2 layout for the A320ER was as expected. But what surprised me was the seat pitch of around 76 inches, three clear windows width, and partition for privacy, which was the same as wide body aircraft. On boarding I was offered a hot towel and a welcome drink, including sparkling wine. The amenity kit was OK without being luxurious. We took off on time, and I settled down in my seat which was very comfortable and big. Then came the on board 'chef' (like on Turkish Airlines), taking my request for lunch. Pre lunch drinks were served, with top ups, followed by an excellent meal. Their signature dish of tender Lamb Shank was oh so delicious, followed by a sweet and cheese trolley. My only disappointment was the IFE, with a very limited selection of movies and shows. I opted to read my book and nodded off for a short nap instead. An hour before landing, we were served with a snack. Arriving in Bahrain usually meets with hectic queues. No Fast Track was offered. But I was pleasantly surprised to be second in the queue at passport control. From disembarking, to meeting my contact at arrivals in a mere 15 minutes! It was a faultless flight (with the exception of IFE), with good service and great food. I am looking forward to my next leg on a A330.
AircraftA320ER
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteLondon Heathrow to Bahrain
Date FlownFebruary 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

"recommend never using Gulf"

(Sri Lanka)

Trip Verified | Colombo to London via Bahrain. I had a really appalling experience with Gulf Air. Having had a text confirmation of the flight, it was then delayed 4 hours (with no text informing me of this, which would have saved me going to the airport). Upon returning to the airport at 1100pm on New Year's eve, I was told the flight was cancelled. There was no business Check in, so wth two kids I had to wait in a long queue of irate passengers. They were massively under-staffed, and were unable to find me any alternative flight to London, so I booked my own - on Qatar Airways (a great airline) - it took my a whole 3 minutes to find this flight, but Gulf air were unable to do anything! Despite writing three times to Gulf, including one email to the mis-titled, 'director of communications', I had no apology or indeed any reply whatsoever from them. Eventually through my on line travel agency I got a note saying that I would be reimbursed for my flight within 30 Days. It is all a bit of a joke, my last minute tickets on Qatar Airways cost me an additional £3,000. So if this is how they treat their Business Class customers, imagine what it's like in Economy. I seriously recommend never using Gulf - there is a massive Gulf between what they promise and what they deliver!
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteColombo to London via Bahrain
Date FlownJanuary 2018
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no