lifeb4767 your e mail is 3 days old, the latest one from this morning is the amendment which clearly says only friends and family tickets affected.
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"To all GF employees,
Due to expected high customer demand in the busy months ahead it is
only proper that Gulf Air protect as many seats as possible for our
revenue paying passengers.
Therefore with immediate effect :
No further 'Friends and Family' tickets are permitted to be purchased for travel on all routes across
the Gulf Air network during the periods 15th June to 15th September 2005 and 11th December 2005
to 11th January 2006.
Any tickets already paid for and ticketed prior to this policy amendment will be honoured" End Quote
Since this is aimed at keeping you and your family in pocket money for the foreseeable future even you would have to agree it is a small price to pay. There is still a culture of crew selling their ID tickets to people on the street and this costs the company a small fortune. You can thank your fellow employees for this contribution to your loss of benefit. Anyway you will be too busy during summer to travel anywhere!