Jackbauer, thanks for the input. I submitted an application today, so will see what comes of it. My low jet hours might be a bit of a hinderance in light of my age (35).
Time to command is not an overriding decision for me. I have spent enough time in the LH seat to not let that dictate who I would work for and where. A pleasant company and lifestyle is far more important. In the same vein, one doesn't want to spend 20 years as an F/O, but this certainly doesn't seem to be the case with Gulf Air.