GF Glory
It is sad to see GF reduced to this. It has helped many a person launch off into great careers, unfortunately, not in GF. The biggest problem was the arrogance of the previous local CEO's that caused the start of the break up. The ignorance combined with the arrogance of the only remaining state caused it to get into this position. The thinking was that we don't need you, our point to point sevices across the globe would offer great connectivity from a single point, Bahrain.
The Pearl of the gulf is fast loosing its sheen. Even now with things reaching levels of unsustainable losses the arrogance continues, expecting state subsidy to live in a delusional oppulance. The only way out for GF is to get an identity. Accept that the glorious 'Five Star Tristars' days are over. The state will not fund the airline to get back anywhere near those levels. It has to be a 'slave trader' and a regional operation. To facilitate the lucrative banking sector, and whatever is left of the pride of the island ,a skeletal service to Europe.The current CEO seems to be heading in the right direction. However, the choice of airplanes seem to be incorrect. The ERJ's are far too small and lack significant baggage carrying capacity, a pre-requisite in this region for expat passengers. The aim should be to track Africa, India and the 'Stans'. If he sticks with these regions instead of pulling out from them the airline stands to gain. The public confidence in the airline is reducing because of the uncertainty of continuing services to cities. The frequent fliers will flee faster than the airline would like and fuel all the other carriers of the region who are smacking their lips increasing services to Bahrain
To add insult to injury ' Bahrain Air ' tries to ensure the demise of aviation on an island that saw the birth of Aviation in the region. Forget the past, Bahrain is too small an economy to sustain an intercontinental airline, accept it and move on.