I found the tone of the last Hello Gulf Air to be a refreshing change and a wakeup call. Beyond that, I wish I could be a little more optimistic about the chance of a real turn-around at Gulf Air. I found it to be very similar to the ill-received message that André Dosé delivered a few years ago. Unfortunately, there are too many players pulling the strings, in different directions, as happens at entirely too many State-run industries. When this occurs, the end result is mediocrity.
I have heard that Bangalore and Hyderabad will be going the same way as Calcutta, with a decision pending about the future of service to Shanghai. Sounds like the rumoured "3-M's" destinations that they were talking about for new services to new destinations may be reduced to only one "M"-- sending airplanes to Mojave.
Seat Belt sign . . . ON