A few years ago I flew Gulf Air from London to Bahrain, and they were… fine. There was an onboard chef and they had flat beds, but the whole operation just sort of felt a bit past its prime. Bahrain Airport also leaves a lot to be desired.
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Wherever Hogan going into, the company will be disaster!
Just look at the track record even before Gulf Air or Etihad.
Oman Air will shortly be taking delivery of their first Boeing 787, which they’ll begin flying between Bahrain and London as of June 2018.
Oman Air will based in Bahrain too in June???
The use of the word gorgeous on this site needs to be removed. Way overused dude.
Looks pathetic to me... Also the color of the letters doesn't seem to go well with the overall livery
Your love for all bling bling gold of the middle east, people who would literally hang you in some states for being who you are, gay, is astonishing. You should try to live there for a while. See how it is. You can fly Saudia First, Oman, Emirates, Qatar, Etihad Residence all day long!
Lucky asks: Am I the only one who thinks this is one of the most gorgeous liveries ever?
I don't know about other readers but I was disappointed. The twitter photo shows a Eurowhite body with billboard lettering -- way too common and overdone.
The tail logo is fine, the color is appropriate however the main typography is ham-fisted and amateurish. The net result is a somewhat dated near miss in my opinion. Purely subjective of course but the scale of the typography is bordering comically out of scale.
It’s not bad but i didn’t mind the current one as well. It gave a sort of identity. Personally I wouldn’t have changed it. However the business class suite looks better than some of the first class I have see in some other airlines. GF have great fares from Dubai especially towards Asian destinations and I wouldn’t mind trying it sooner than later.
The existing livery is better, IMHO. But the new design (less paint/weight) is cheaper...and that’s probably why they went with it. Oh, and BIG NAME LETTERS ON THE SIDE OF A PLANE...has been way overdone.
I don’t think it’s the most gorgeous. I’m Team Etihad when it comes to liveries.
GF livery is iconic and the golden falcon is definitely a recognizable brand. Good they kept the golden falcon image. But I am not a fan of the huge bold letters on a white or plain background. Now the engines are fully in gold...that is more Ben's taste...
Have to try them in C again...the last time I tried them was 5 years ago, they had the sliding angled flat beds on their leased A340 from SQ, you can even see some SQ printing/logo in some areas...the service was good as there was a chef onboard who doubled as a FA...Food was good and we had alcoholic beverages not like KU and SV..the wines were from AUS and FRA, but the champagne was not good...the bad experience was the over croweded lounge in BAH which was definitely to small for the late evening traffic to Europe and Asia...hopefully next time I fly with them, there is a new and modern airport...the existing one is just terrible...
Looks great I reckon. Hope to see you doing a review of their new business class.
I love the current livery. Unfortunately the new livery isnt gone 🙁 The falcon looks like its been on a diet... and the Gulf Air font...meh..... I wish they retain a significant amount of blue and change the font. The should really do a Gulf Traveller retro livery.. So bloody beautiful it looked on the 767's
@CS
Bahrain doesn't criminalize LGBT people. But carry on with your prejudices.
I like it
The tail bird is way better than the previous version and the gold engines are nouveau riche, but fabulous!
I agree that the blocked letters could have been better
Overall an improvement
Love that there is an F1 logo on back of the plane! (Though I too would prefer it be the old logo not the new one.) Forza Ferrari!
My mom took me on Gulf Air round trip from jfk to lhr in first class when I was 10 years old. The golden falcon
The new suite is actually called Serenity is different than the Apex used in JAL and Korean Air.
@ Eden Azpilicueta -- Do you have a link/source on that? Can't wait to see what it looks like.
Absolutely disgusting.
The livery is supposed to inspire confidence. Sad to see it go from okay to the pits. Amateurish design. Looks very dated and jaded. And that's really an apology for a falcon. Much preferred the stylized falcon.
'Saffron' pocketed, identity nosedived. Saaad.