Indeed. Get the 787 asap, get rid of Airbus Longhaul fleet and convert the outstanding A333 order to A320 NEO fleet to replace current A320 fleet.
Agreed to that.However,how many 320s do they require for short haul operations? More over,how many short haul destinations are there for gulf air to commence.Indian subcontinents have kept a limit on how many flights/passengers should come in when it comes to gulf air for unexplained reasons..Aside from the Arabian Gulf,the Middle eastern market is rather weak.
Cancelling the 333s would only delay gulf air from expanding since the 787s won't be joining the fleet until 2019.
As we have noticed,going purely regional and shrinking isn't proving to be a good tactic.Delaying the expansion may be fatal.
when it comes to Malaysia,Gulf Air is the only airline paying an immensely high
amount for fuel as the it hasn't been subsidiesed by the "highly educated and professional" MPs unlike its neighbours...Those subsidies allows them to to recuse their tickets price.On the other hand,being a small airline,GF needs issue competitive prices..I won't blame "curroption" actually.