Gulf Air Developments
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From: BAH
I flew BAH/DOH/BAH on an A319 (A9U-EU both sectors) today. Both flights were full in Y and surprisingly only 5% were transfer pax.
Both flights left on time and the snack box was handed out before take off.
Good flights but aircraft could do with a bit of a clean as the backs of both seats I sat in were grubby underneath the tray table and were covered in food.
Doha immigration was a disaster both in and out whereby Bahrain was very smooth with the usual 'You're welcome Sir'.
I still think that Bahrain is the best hub & transit point in ME, I know GF has it's problems but I'm not changing ...
Both flights left on time and the snack box was handed out before take off.
Good flights but aircraft could do with a bit of a clean as the backs of both seats I sat in were grubby underneath the tray table and were covered in food.
Doha immigration was a disaster both in and out whereby Bahrain was very smooth with the usual 'You're welcome Sir'.
I still think that Bahrain is the best hub & transit point in ME, I know GF has it's problems but I'm not changing ...
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From: bahrain
I flew BAH/DOH/BAH on an A319 (A9U-EU both sectors) today. Both flights were full in Y and surprisingly only 5% were transfer pax.
Both flights left on time and the snack box was handed out before take off.
Good flights but aircraft could do with a bit of a clean as the backs of both seats I sat in were grubby underneath the tray table and were covered in food.
Doha immigration was a disaster both in and out whereby Bahrain was very smooth with the usual 'You're welcome Sir'.
I still think that Bahrain is the best hub & transit point in ME, I know GF has it's problems but I'm not changing ...
Both flights left on time and the snack box was handed out before take off.
Good flights but aircraft could do with a bit of a clean as the backs of both seats I sat in were grubby underneath the tray table and were covered in food.
Doha immigration was a disaster both in and out whereby Bahrain was very smooth with the usual 'You're welcome Sir'.
I still think that Bahrain is the best hub & transit point in ME, I know GF has it's problems but I'm not changing ...
yea bahrain is the best place for transit maybe because of the fact that they have been doing this for 60 years
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From: BAH
If GF can fill an A319 (ok, bums on seats don't equal profit) but with the amount of cargo carried can an E190 match this cargo requirement ?.
Also, as GF is the Bahrain flag carrier, why do they use romote stands & buses whereas Jazeera, Bahrain Air, Kuwait airways etc use the main stands ?
Also, as GF is the Bahrain flag carrier, why do they use romote stands & buses whereas Jazeera, Bahrain Air, Kuwait airways etc use the main stands ?
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From: bahrain
f GF can fill an A319 (ok, bums on seats don't equal profit) but with the amount of cargo carried can an E190 match this cargo requirement ?.
Also, as GF is the Bahrain flag carrier, why do they use romote stands & buses whereas Jazeera, Bahrain Air, Kuwait airways etc use the main stands ?
Also, as GF is the Bahrain flag carrier, why do they use romote stands & buses whereas Jazeera, Bahrain Air, Kuwait airways etc use the main stands ?
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From: Surrounded by aluminum, and the great outdoors
Story has it that Omni Air, (the mob u see in KWI doing military charters) have taken 2 for ops, and one as a "spares" dept...
First A340s on the FAA/ US registery i think
First A340s on the FAA/ US registery i think
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From: bahrain
what if the negotiation with the airbus doesn't go as well as they have planned?
maybe there will be new(er) strategy
( thats why the plan hasn't been confirmed yet)
are the 777s gone? because i haven't really seen them for a long time.
maybe there will be new(er) strategy
( thats why the plan hasn't been confirmed yet)are the 777s gone? because i haven't really seen them for a long time.
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From: neverland
lol skybed u are comical. Are u talking about personal preference if aircraft or what? 318's were designed as business jet like the BBJ. there IS a reason no airline flys them!!!! just like all airbus they are nice to fly and easy to operate that does not make them the right aircraft for GF. I was actuall thinking we should get 727-100 i have always wanted to fly them!!!!
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From: bahrain
i heard that the guys from upstairs are rethinking about the removal of first class
.because the regional jets would be fully Y class and the 330s will only Y/J( and that would not be a little weird)i wont mind if the airlines fleets would mainly consists of the 320.because they are reliable and fuel efficient. However, there are countless number of business pax flying to dubai and Kuwait almost every day. And the flights are mostly fully( occupied by business travellers).
and to accommodate the business travelers the airline would need at least J class( no rich Arab is ready to fly Y class
)from what i know the E-190s are almost exactly similar to the 319s .
As it would be easier for the airline to go all airbus until the 787s arrive .
.because the regional jets would be fully Y class and the 330s will only Y/J( and that would not be a little weird)i wont mind if the airlines fleets would mainly consists of the 320.because they are reliable and fuel efficient. However, there are countless number of business pax flying to dubai and Kuwait almost every day. And the flights are mostly fully( occupied by business travellers).and to accommodate the business travelers the airline would need at least J class( no rich Arab is ready to fly Y class
)from what i know the E-190s are almost exactly similar to the 319s .As it would be easier for the airline to go all airbus until the 787s arrive .
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From: Bahrain
Why did Gf had to spend so much money on...
why did Gf had to spend so much money on their new website?
...
Plastic garbage bag,
Replacing painted ENR charts,
Printing so many questionnaires,
Creating so many commemorative aircraft liveries,
Maintaining so many useless employees,
Paying BAS for so mediocre service,
And so on...
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From: bahrain
Creating so many commemorative aircraft liveries
.at the same time they keep on claiming that they don have money?
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From: "como todo buen piloto... mujeriego y borracho"
I was actuall thinking we should get 727-100 i have always wanted to fly them!!!!
And for just a couple million dollars per aircraft, Gulf Air could have a stable full of 727's (which have 3 engines) for the price of just one little Embraer (which have only two engines)! In fact, the Company could probably arrange a swap-- a number of B-727's for the A340's the airline is trying to shed which makes it a cash-free transaction! It is like buying a car, you can buy one Mercedes or you can buy a few Hyundais for the price of one Mercedes. Both take you from point A to point B.
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From: Adrift upon the tides of fate
It is like buying a car, you can buy one Mercedes or you can buy a few Hyundais for the price of one Mercedes.
You can buy one brand new Hyundai, or a whole bunch of old Mercedes.
It would make more sense than flying around a bunch of old hyundais, which is what is currently happening.