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About Gulf Air

Gulf Air is the national flag carrier of Bahrain and is headquartered in Muharraq with its hub airport at Bahrain International Airport. The airline flies to many destinations including Bahrain, Larnaca, Cairo, Addis Ababa, Paris, Frankfurt, Athens, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai, Shiraz, Tehran, Baghdad, Najaf, Beirut, Karachi, Lahore, Sialkot, Dammam, Moscow, Doha, Manila and many others.

Gulf Air's current fleet consists of Airbus A320, Airbus A321 and Airbus A330.

Gulf Air has codeshare agreements with American Airlines, EgyptAir, KLM, Malaysia Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Saudia, Thai Airways and Yemenia.

Gulf Air Baggage

Carry-on Baggage

Passengers in economy class are permitted 1 x 6 kg bag, measuring a maximum of 45 x 40 x 30 cm.

Passengers travelling in the Falcon Gold class are permitted 1 x 9kg cabin bag and one briefcase.

Checked Baggage

Passengers in economy are permitted 1 x 23kg, and those in falcon gold are permitted 2 x 32kg.

Gulf Air Check-In Information

Online Check-In

Passengers can check in online via the Gulf Air website, from 24 hours before flying, up until 90 minutes before your flight is due to depart.

Airport Check-In

The airport check-in time varies depending on which airport you are departing from. However, passengers can often check in 4 hours before their flight, with the check in desk closing 1 hour before their flight departs. Make sure you check your check in time on your e ticket before departing to ensure you do not miss the deadline and your flight.

Gulf Air Frequent Flyer Program

Gulf Air operates a frequent flyer program called Falconflyer to reward regular travellers with Gulf Air. Earn loyalty points to progress to higher levels of membership and exchange the awarded Miles for free tickets or upgrades. When you book a ticket with Gulf Air you can collect points to work towards special deals. Unfortunately, Gulf Air is not yet part of an airline alliance. It is very easy to collect frequent flyer points with your Alternative Airlines purchase, just check out our step-by-step frequent flyer guide.

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The Fleet

Airbus A320-200

Airbus A321-200

Airbus A330-200

Economy Class

Gulf Air's Economy Class comes with comfort and space for all travelers on a budget.

Economy Class Facilities

Facilities in Gulf Air's Economy Class includes meals, entertainment and 30kg of baggage. These are dependant of flight journeys. Breakfast meals include a hot meal and selection of pastries and coffee and teas. Hot meals are also provided at dinner.

Economy Class Seats

Seats in Economy class can be booked in advanced if you are requiring more leg room, at an additional fee. Preferred seats are exit row seats and bulkhead seats and are subject to availability. Each Economy zone are at priced at different seat pricing. Please note that there are terms and conditions for prepaid seat selection. Any seat changes require a fee.

Premium Economy Class

This airline does not have a set Premium Economy. Passengers must choose to travel either in Economy of Business/First (Falcon Gold)

Business Class

In 2018 Gulf Air unveiled its new Business class, called Falcon Gold, which lets eligible passengers upgrade to a premium service.

Business Class Facilities

Pre-flight, Gold Falcon passengers access to Gulf Air’s Falcon Gold Lounge (Bahrain, Dubai and London), which includes a Sky Nanny, quiet room, and range of refreshments. On-board, passengers can enjoy priority check-in, as well as a generous baggage allowance. Gulf Air’s Sky Nanny will entertain your children while you enjoy a 5-star meal.

What are the Business Class Seats Like?

Falcon Gold Business Class boasts one of the longest flat-bed in the world with all direct aisle access. All seats have privacy screen that can be elevated to create more privacy, noise cancelling headphones, inbuilt massage function, and 22 inch flatscreen TV.

First Class

Gulf Air only have one premium class; Falcon Gold. Read the information in Business Class above to discover more about this class.

Does First Class Facilities Have a First Class Lounge?

The Falcon Gold lounge is available in Bahrain, Dubai and London. Passengers can enjoy their airport experience in comfort with exception service in privacy. Passengers are able to do as they please, whether that’s sleep and relax or concentrate on work or catch up with events. Included in the lounge is a restaurant, free WiFi access, shower facilities and premium comfort seating.

In-flight Entertainment

Gulf Air in-flight entertainment service, Falcon Entertainment, offers passengers Radio Broadcasts, International cinema and Kids movies.

On-board Food and Drink

Gulf Air Meal Options

Gulf Air provide passengers with meals on board their flights. If passengers upgrade to the Falcon Gold class, they will experience the Sky Chef for a fine dining experience. This is much like the quality and service you would receive in a five-star restaurant, the only difference being that you are dining above the clouds. Food will be inspired by European and Middle Eastern cuisine in a contemporary mezze style, including a starter, main and dessert.

Gulf Air Special Dietary Requirements

All passengers on Gulf Air flights can request a special meal to suit their dietary needs and requirements, providing they pre-order it at least 24 hours in advance. The following are the meals that can pre pre-ordered with Gulf Air:

• Baby Meal (BBML)
• Bland Meal (BLML)
• Child’s Meal (CHML)
• Diabetic Meal (DBML)
• Fruit Platter (FPML)
• Gluten Free Meal (GFML)
• Hindu Meal (HNML)
• Low calorie Meal (LCML)
• Low fat / Low cholesterol Meal (LFML)
• Low lactose (NLML)
• Low Salt Meal (LSML)
• Muslim Meal (MOML)
• Raw vegetariam (RVML)
• Vegetarian Hindi meal (AVML)
• Vegetarian Jain meal (VJML)
• Lacto-ovo vegetarian Meal (VLML)
• Vegetarian Oriental Meal (VOML)
• Vegan vegetarian Meal (VGML)

Gulf Air Drinks & Alcohol

For passengers in the Falcon Gold class, they will receive a recommendation for a beverage to accompany their meal, based on their meal choice. They can also indulge in fine wines, excellent spirits and vintage champagne in addition to non-alcoholic drinks. For all other passengers, there are the usual soft drinks and other beverages available.

Seat Selection

You can now pre-book Gulf Air seats with Alternative Airlines! Make sure you get to sit in your preferred seat by reserving ahead of time. Use our interactive seating map to view available seats and choose the right seat for you.

Route Map

Popular Routes

Bahrain Athens

Baghdad Bahrain

Cairo Bahrain

Bahrain Dubai

Beirut Istanbul

Doha Bahrain

Destinations

Gulf Air Hub Airport 

Bahrain International Airport

Bahrain International Airport is located in Muharraq and is the hub for the national carrier of Bahrain Gulf Air. It has two runways and can handle nearly 10 million passengers every year. Other airlines which fly to and from Air Arabia, Air India, Cathay Pacific, EgyptAir, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Georgian Airways (previously known as AirZena Georgian), Gulf Air, Iran Air, Iraqi Airways, previously Sudan Airways, Jet Airways, Kuwait Airways and many others.

Gulf Air News

20th August 2018

Gulf Air adds maiden A320neo

Gulf Air started scheduled A320neo operations this weekend, following the delivery of its first of the type on Saturday. The A9C-TA, which began service on Sunday, will operate on select rotations from Bahrain Int'l to Dubai Int'l, Larnaca, Athens Int'l, Kuwait and Beirut. The Bahrain airline will add a further two A320neos in 2018 followed by four in 2019, three in 2021, and three in 2022.

18th June 2018

Gulf Air to start flying new service to Kozhikode

Today, Gulf Air flew its inaugural flight between Bahrain and Kozhikode. The new non-stop service will be operated by either an Airbus A320-100 or an Airbus A320-200. The flight is estimated to take 4 hours and 35 minutes. Kozhikode is the eighth destination in India that Gulf Air flies to. The other cities include Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Kochi.

According to Gulf Air's scheduling, the airline will fly the service daily. Leaving at 9.15pm Bahraini local time and arriving 4.30am local Indian time.

4th June 2018

Gulf Air to fly to North America in the next 5 years

Gulf Air is looking at the possibility of flying to a number of destinations in North America in 2023 as part of a larger plan to extend their network to more countries around the world. Recently, Gulf Air CEO Waleed Abdul Hamid Al Alawi, Deputy CEO Krishmir Kuchko and the US Ambassador to Bahrain met to discuss the expansion to North America.

Gulf Air already codeshares flights with American Airlines to connect Europe with North American cities, and North American cities with Bahrain, but the flights in 2023 would see Gulf Air operate the flights on their own. The cities that Gulf Air would fly to are yet to be undecided, but they're likely to be cities with big international airports that can act as potential gateways to other destinations in the area.

30th May 2018

Gulf Air’s rebrand takes flight: a total re-design for Bahrain's pioneering national carrier

The rebrand comes as one of a broad spectrum of recent, positive developments by Gulf Air which include fleet modernisation, network expansion, enhanced product offering and a new long term strategic direction for the airline’s continuous growth.

Global brand and design consultancies, Saffron and tangerine, announce the launch of their rebrand of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air.

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