"not a trace of friendliness"
S Keeler (United Kingdom)
✅ Trip Verified | I must have flown a different airline to the "glowing" recent posts below! Staff at Heathrow were okay, and the lounge in Terminal 4 is quite nice, but that is where it ends. On the Boeing 787, my business class seat was very worn, loose fittings and in need of replacement. The cabin crew seemed to have little clue what they were doing with slow, clumsy and inattentive service, and not a trace of friendliness or wanting to be there. The meal was okay, somewhat canteen style and not a patch on the fine dining of Qatar Airways I used last time. A shortish transit in Bahrain, and the Golden Falcon lounge is not somewhere you want to dwell. The toilets were dirty and also things falling apart, and it all has an air that it is not maintained at all. I do agree that the main Bahrain terminal is very nice, compact and user friendly - you are better off staying there and not wasting time on a sub-standard lounge. Short flight to Jeddah was okay, a fair meal and quick if unfriendly service.
Aircraft | Boeing 787 |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | London to Jeddah via Bahrain |
Date Flown | September 2024 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
“A Faultless Experience”
13 reviews T Bui (Thailand)
✅ Trip Verified | A faultless & professional end to end Experience from Gulf Air. All staff interactions along the way were professional and courteous. Check In at Bangkok was painless. The upgraded Bangkok Miracle lounge was an unexpected surprise! The Bahrain Gulf Air lounge was just fantastic. A quiet, peaceful retreat in a superlative modern airport. We would not hesitate to fly Gulf Air again.
Aircraft | Boeing 787-9 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | Bangkok to Bahrain |
Date Flown | September 2024 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"Seats are very comfortable"
S Hanson (Thailand)
✅ Trip Verified | Our plane left on time and arrived early. The choice of Food and drink offered onboard is exceptional. Seats are very comfortable, in flight service was amazing. Very happy having flown Gulf Air and enojyed every minute of the experience. We look forward to booking, paying and flying on Gulf Air again in the near future.
Aircraft | Boeing 787-9 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | Bangkok to Bahrain |
Date Flown | September 2024 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
“it is very worth it for the paid price”
2 reviews Michael Kulik (Germany)
✅ Trip Verified | It is seen, that this airline saving its budget, in comparison with Qatar Airways and Emirates (creamer powders instead of an ordinary milk, no refreshing wipes, apron bus used for boarding in Frankfurt...), but it is very worth it for the paid price, because it was one of the cheapest options available, even in comparison with Turkish Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines, Pegasus Airlines and Air Serbia, which are the most frequently used on such routes. The airport in Bahrain is the separate story: comfortable and few people!
Aircraft | A321neo |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Frankfurt to Moscow (DME) via Bahrain |
Date Flown | August 2024 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
“they don’t even respond to you”
Mohamed Osman (United Arab Emirates)
✅ Trip Verified | In less than 24 hours I was notified that the airplane is delayed by 3 hours, and my next airplane from Bahrain to Abu Dhabi is shifted by 15 hours in Bahrain, when I went to Bangkok airport I discovered that the plane is delayed by 10.30 hours and my next one 15 hours, I missed next day's work because of this terrible experience, not recommended at all, their ground staff are very rude, no wonder this airline is sinking nowadays, never ever again. I tried to get a compensation as my job deducted one day from myself and my wife, they don’t even respond to you, so no wonder calling it the worst airline ever.
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Bangkok to Abu Dhabi |
Date Flown | August 2024 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"was a worst experience"
Rahul Prajapati (Germany)
Not Verified | First of all the boarding experience was not good. The persons sitting at the counters are not clear of the rules of baggage allowance. As we experience that they treat every person differently for e.g some are allowed to carry two bags in cabins whereas some are asked to pay for carrying a laptop bag in the cabin. When we ask about the same they argue and ask as not to question anything. Thus this was a worst experience and will never ever fly with Gulf air in future and will also not recommend to anyone.
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Frankfurt to Mumbai via Bahrain |
Date Flown | July 2024 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"denied boarding twice"
H Malanov (Russian Federation)
✅ Trip Verified | Horrible experience of traveling with this airline! Flights in both directions were oversold, at check-in I was denied boarding twice, despite having purchased tickets and because of them I did not have time to board the flight and was late for the connecting flight. I wrote a complaint, in response they offered a lousy coupon for a flight with their company, which is not valid in my country. Never fly with this airline, they will definitely deceive you!
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Bahrain to Moscow |
Date Flown | July 2024 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"GF refuse to reimburse"
C Langford (Germany)
Not Verified | Missed connection in BAH due to 3hr + delay in flight out of MCT. Despite being told to keep receipts for out of pocket expenses for 24 hr enforced stopover and our expenses for a family of 3 being ca €80 only, GF refuse to reimburse and offer time limited air miles only which are of no use or value to us living in Germany. Flight compensation also offered only as air miles. Airline is a fraction of its former self. Onboard comfort is minimal, food quality and service are pushing limits of acceptability.
Aircraft | A320 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Muscat to Frankfurt via Bahrain |
Date Flown | March 2024 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"upgraded to business class for free"
34 reviews Mohamed Alkowari (Bahrain)
✅ Trip Verified | I was upgraded to business class for free which shows how serious Gulf Air is with the comfort of their Silver/Gold Falconflyers. The service was outstanding while the food was ok but no complaints. My only drawback is that Gulf Air should consider charging more competitive prices to be able to compete with other regional airlines.
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | Dubai to Bahrain |
Date Flown | June 2024 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"denied us with my 2 children"
Ekaterina Ilhan (Bahrain)
✅ Trip Verified | First they overbooked the flight and denied us with my 2 children (3 and 5 yrs old) then they transferred us to flyDubai flight for next day and flyDubai did not accept us at their check in counter due to non-payment issue from Gulf Air. I went to reservation office of gulf air at Bahrain Airport they did not even offer a water for us despite us having a terrible experience for a flight that we paid and still not able to depart from the airport to our destination. They reissued another ticket with flyDubai for us and said everything is going to be ok this time. We’re off to airport one more time in a few hours to see what will happen this time.
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Bahrain to Moscow |
Date Flown | July 2024 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |