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trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Gulf Air: A Pleasant Airline for Middle East Travel

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:47:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jetbluefan1 - Some thirteen years ago, Gulf Air flew from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to Bahrain with a stop in Laranaca, Cyprus. Luckily for me and my family, Larnaca was our final destination, and we took advantage of this flight a couple of...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Delayed Flights are a Feature of Gulf Air

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:59:49 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author madness0 - My family took a flight of KWI-BAH-KHI. We are in the habit of flying out a bit late whenever using Gulf Air - so this time the flight took of 17 minutes late. Bearable. However, the BAH-KHI flight was scheduled to take off on after a hour and a half...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Great for families with young kids

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:36:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dublin_hiker - We chose to fly Gulf Air from Dublin (Ireland) to Bangkok (via Bahrain) based on price and convenient flying times. After we booked we found out about the 'Sky Nanny' service which as our son was 18 months old at the time was a great bonus. It's of...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: troops transport

Thu, 9 Feb 2006 06:20:43 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jer1211 - First time and last time to travel with Gulf air ........ Route Charles Gaulle-Manila-Charles Gaulle via BAHRAIN economy JAN 5 FEB 7 Both ways more than 2 hours delay ... no special attention given Manila-Charles De Gaulle route Passenger...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Lack of Hospitality

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:34:42 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kamikaze_oreo - Good Things: -They serve food quite often, so there's no chance of going hungry. Food also has some variety (chips, ice cream, warm snacks, okay hot meals)and isn't as bland as American Airlines.. -The seats aren't uncomfortably small like...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Bangkok to Hong Kong

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:58:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author helper94 - Just wanted to put a recent review for this airline. My wife and I flew coach from Bangkok to Hong Kong in October 2005, because of the excellent fare from a Thai agent. I hadn't heard of this airline before, so I was a little wary, but pleasantly...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: 1st Class?

Tue, 4 Oct 2005 22:48:00 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author rubbersol - I have just completed SYD/BHR/LHR/BHR/SYD. I have also just emailed my travel agent NOT to book me Gulg again. Now I understand why the fares were so cheap. The planes were ALL old excpet for one. NO sleeper seats in First. Lounges appaling. Some...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: gulf air a nightmare

Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:19:23 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author haroon145 - the flights were terrible. the check in staff never smile and never gave seats requested. food was tasteless and small in quantity. cabin crew didn't smile or be polite. hardly any leg rest space. flight stopped at more stops than printed on ticket. no...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Never fly Gulf Air - I Won't

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:25:23 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author coolpri - I recently flew by Gulf Air and it was a horrible nightmarish experience. Though the food is decent, it has more cons than pros. I agree with everything Aarthi stated about its interiors. Their customer service sucks and you just don't feel good flying...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Fly The Golden Falcon.

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:12:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bonaire - I had a great experience on Gulf Air recently. My flight details were: GF 008 London(LHR) to Bahrain(BAH) Business class, seat 16H, on an A340 aircraft. GF 911 Bahrain(BAH) to Beirut(BEY) Coach class, seat 46H, on a 767-300 aircraft. GF 910...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: A fairly good flight

Thu, 29 Apr 2004 21:47:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rashid_1987 - I travelled on Gulf Air from London to Islamabad via Abu Dhabi. The flight from London to Abu Dhabi was almost perfect. The 5 hour stay in Abu Dhabi was a long one as the airport is small and there is nothing much to do other than shop. The flight from...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Great Vegetarian Meals

Sun, 9 Nov 2003 21:14:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author zzanzumer - After sampling the vegetarian cuisine on many different airlines, I have no hesitation in awarding Gulf Air the top spot. The food was hot, delicious and the obliging stewards, even went so far as to offer me a choice of meals, including mains from first...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: DXB-BAH-CAI Business Class

Wed, 10 Sep 2003 02:53:38 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author down_the_back - General GF have recently appointed an Australian CEO who is making some major changes to this GCC based Airline, with government shares from the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar. Check-In Although only a short flight, you must still allow for two hour c...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Rebirth of the Golden Falcon

Sun, 29 Jun 2003 21:12:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vodkaboy - Gulf Air have just relaunched themselves. In autumn last year they started a three-year turn-aroun...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Never, Never, Never Again

Sat, 16 Feb 2002 22:44:36 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author arathi - “The falcon flies for you over 50 destinations worldwide.” This is a fact. Gulf Air has been in operation since the 1950’s. This is a lesser known fact. Their inadequacies are legendary. This is the reverberating and most known fact about Gulf...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: The flight that happiness forgot

Wed, 27 Sep 2000 03:46:54 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - I was an unfortunate passenger on a Gulf Air flight between Singapore and Sydney in 1999. That one flight was enough to put me off ever flying this airline again. It was, without a doubt, the most miserable flight I've ever taken.

The...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Good food, but ...

Wed, 30 Aug 2000 08:20:02 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author spbrat - The recent crash of Gulf airways near Bahrain brought back the vivid memories of my trips with Gulf airways. I have always had a bad experience when travelling with Gulf. The transits between flights are ridiculous long. An average transit period that I...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: What's wrong with Gulf Air?

Sun, 27 Aug 2000 17:57:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tisik - I recently flew with Gulf Air to Dubai stopping off in

Bahrain, the plane to Bahrain was a brand new, an airbus A330-200,

with individual t.v.'s and phones, adjustable footrests and headrest, in economy.

The food was great traditional...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Gulp! Air....

Tue, 13 Jun 2000 15:58:00 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author osmurad - In my extensive travels around the world, I have only come across a few select airlines that truly deserve the "Flying Trash-can" award. Gulf Air is one of these fore-mentioned airlines.

While I have had negative experiences with...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Gulf Air - Overview of Services

Thu, 20 Apr 2000 13:58:05 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author apasha - Having traveled Gulf Air for a period of 21 years (2 years - 23 years) I have seen the good and the bad on Gulf Air. I have to admit that the last trip I took was back in 1996 but talking to friends who travel it, seems like things haven't changed...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Inshaallah

Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:26:45 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author PennyP - After living in the Middle East, I have seen the good and bad of Gulf Air.

Bad: Each and every flight I attempted on Gulf Air was either canceled, delayed, or mysteriously mis-booked.

Forget peace and quiet... in all classes of travel...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Atrocious Service / Apathetic Staff

Tue, 7 Dec 1999 05:05:02 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dvp - I decided to take a flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong for a short holiday and, being the cheap bastard that I am, I purchased two inexpensive economy class tickets for the flight on Gulf Air. Being an international flight, I was given the usual...

trvl-Airlines-Mideast Africa-Gulf Air: Avoid them like the plague!

Fri, 12 Nov 1999 11:23:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author narenji - Gulf Air sounded like a good deal to us when we bought our tickets - the round trip fare from NY to Bombay, India was only $650 or something. We should have realized immediately that there had to be a catch. Well, there's a big catch. They're...