Gulf Air

DXB-BAH-LHR return I bought this flight due to the fairly low price. The flight was awful on the way out really dated aircraft horrible food and I forgot about the old IFE system - felt like I was back in the 1990's! The return flight was okay not so different although this time we had a choice of meals and it was a bit more welcoming also frequent offers of drinks after meal. The cabin crew were good no complaints about them but what a shame for Gulf Air.

Kuwait to New Delhi via Bahrain small plane A320 used a bit claustrophobic. Only two crew members completely inadequate. Food was just passable and can be improved. The meal service took more than one hour - some passengers had meal some had to wait to for more than 1 hour. Alcohol was not served for reasons unknown. No inflight entertainment.

Gulf Air was rather an unpleasant experience. When we arrived at the gate on Heathrow in transit from Amsterdam to Kathmandu Nepal we were checked in but our luggage was not. This we found out in Kathmandu. Four pieces of luggage - not transported. Because of this bad service we almost missed our expedition to Tibet two days later. Of course we are not happy. We wrote complaint to Gulf Air but we don't get any answer on that. It seems that Gulf Air is not interested. Kathmandu to Bahrein was not pleasant customers were about 98 percent Nepalese and crew was not polite or helpful. The food was terrible also on the flight from Bahrein to London - curry beans with bean salad is not a good meal early morning. Gulf Air - never again!

I recently travelled with Gulf Air to/from Sri Lanka. I had read some pretty poor reviews prior to flying and some of them turned out to be true. On two of the flights toilets were blocked or locked. Beware of row 28 on the A320-100/200 these seats do not recline. Although we were at the front of the check-in queue we were allocated these seats.

KUL-BAH-DAM with overnight in Bahrain. Flight to Bahrain on A332 which was 70% full so I ended up with 4 seats all to myself. After arrival at 2pm collected my rental car and proceeded to the Golden Tulip for the night. After check in we were advised against going out due to the tense situation. So decided to stay in and watched TV. Next morning drove to the airport and everything was okay. Cabin crew excellent. Meals outstanding though portions were small.

FRA-BAH-IFN. FRA-BAH on new A330 BAH-IFN on Embraer 170. Both flights pleasant despite being almost 100% full. I found crew hard-working and friendly (on FRA flights they offered beverages at least 4 times and trays and cups collected regularly). The food on the first flight was excellent and seats were comfortable. Only negative points : the plane was very cold when we boarded it and that didn't improve much during the flight (fortunately they handed out blankets generously) and the IFE system for my seat was not working properly. BAH is a small and convenient airport.

Muscat to Colombo via Bahrain economy class. Muscat to Bahrain flight was ok. Bahrain to Colombo flight was very poor quality in cabin staff service. They served the dinner after dinner the cabin crew were very reluctant to collect empty trays. I saw most of the passengers sitting uncomfortably they were unable to move or go to even for toilets.

BKK-BAH-LHR. I bought this flight from Bangkok International airport the day before departure I needed to get home fairly quickly so settled for this airline which was a bit of a mistake. The flight was a little late leaving but its rare to depart exactly on time. The plane was old and dirty and seats not very comfortable. I am a very tall guy so I must have extra leg room which they were more than happy to arrange - but there were plenty of spare seats so if your on the ball you can grab a whole row and lay across I was not so lucky the seats were quite narrow too. The food was terrible I couldn't eat half of it as its catered for middle-eastern people. Their prices are good and it shows - if you don't care about food and cleanliness then its fine but I wouldn't fly with them again if I had the choice. The staff were friendly but you rarely see them only to give you food and you don't get any free drinks only with a meal. Bahrain airport is nice and clean with shops and restaurants if you want to eat there (McDonalds etc). Overall a budget international airline.

DOH-BAH-CDG return in business class. We got the flat bed seats because we paid the J class fare IFE was old and terrible the food was not good on outbound but much better on the return flight. Seat was okay at best though the width was nice.

Islamabad to Cairo Via Bahrain. Flight from Islamabad to Bahrain was full food was insipid. Crew seen only during food serving. Bahrain to Cairo flight was little better service wise and food wise. Same thing on the way back on Dec 31st. this is a below average airline.