C'mon guys. I hear a lot of hand-wringing about the demise of First Class however let's face it, the business model of Gulf Air is broken (has been for years) and it is rare these days to have a "genuine" revenue First Class passenger. All those people who "want" first class certainly aren't ponying up the money to buy it.
Having experienced Etihad and Qatar Airways' business classes, I consider them equal or superior to Gulf Air's First Class product today. Simply put, First Class on Gulf Air has become irrelevent and it will be interesting to see what Mr. Majali's "Super-Business Class" will look like.
Here we go again with the trite malaise that affects GF in particular-- any new CEO is automatically viewed with contempt and labled as "corrupt" or a "fraud." No wonder that some in the industry consider the only way forward for Gulf Air is to shut it down and start a new airline, as has been done with a few other airlines in other countries.
Last edited by Panama Jack; 26th Nov 2009 at 03:12.