Gulf Air Business

[John21UK]

Cheers, I mean, how hard is it to help someone?! I take pride in Gulf Air and honestly believe we/they offer a very good product these days.

I've been nosing around and it seems only A9C-KA/B/C/D have the new Falcon Gold cabin installed and the rest will follow when they are due for their next big checkup. Those aircraft also do BKK. Just let me know your return date and I'll have a look if you want?

[nsiotto]

John it's not hard to help you're right, but the only reason why some people do it without direct interests (you are an employee not the owner) is because you love your job and this is the most rewarding fact for any employer. Therefore I have to agree 100% with Mr Angry statement. Your manager should be proud of having onboard people like yourself.

[55Jay]

Not Business, general GF. The article drifts into other parlimentary debate topics which I'm sure is not meant to downplay the importance of GF's future.

Gulf Daily News » Local News » MPs set for crunch vote on Gulf Air

I enjoyed a similar literary display in the "Pray for Rain" article in Sunday's GDN, which described residents praying for rain, and then suddenly, a Philippine Presidental Envoy fell out of the sky! Related? LOL.

J

[John21UK]

@ nsiotto. Flt Gulf Air 150 to BKK on Nov 26th has now been changed to A9C-KA. That one, I have been told by Gulf Air, has the new Falcon Gold cabin installed.

[nsiotto]

John, yes it looks so because this evening I printed my bording pass and luckily I have chosen my seats at the time of online booking 1K and when given the opportunity to change seats I saw the first two rows 1-2-1 while others backwards 2-2-2. And the first two rows all booked (bad luck for my travelling partner who did not book his seat in advance). So I believe the J class has two configurations on this plane/flight.

Thanks for all your help and inputs. Really!

[nsiotto]

So I made the BAH-BKK flight. Here's the verdict. I was lucky to get the flat bed seats, the front two rows, which is the old first class. Remaining J rows it's with the old configuration which comes with an inclination but it's not flat. So according to my seating the flight was perfect, good service and my fare was cheaper than some other airlines economy class.

Here's what the seats look like: Gulf Air A330 Front Row J Class | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
(This pic is not mine but this is the seat...)

Overall verdict according to my experience is more than excellent and won't hesitate do repeat the experience even with the risk of not having a flat bed.

[nsiotto]

One last update for the return trip from BKK to BAH. Old business class, half reclinable but with electronic commands and leg-foot rest. I have managed to sleep a little only because I was really tired, so for sleeping it's not the best option but for day flight the seat is really comfortable.

Here's a pic of the J class:

Overall I must say the price for me was below 1,000 USD so either seatings even for a night flight it's worth it all. There are still many airliners with the old J class seating charging double or even more, so this is for sure a great bargain and value for money in my opinion. With this flight I had also my card upgraded to Gold tier.

Gulf Air rocks

All the best to all, I hope my reporting was and/or will be useful to many.

Nicola

[John21UK]

Good to read you had a positive experience. I didn't expect anything other anyway. ;-) LOL. That sleeper seat pic says it's a 340 though, for what it's worth. But it's definately not the new Falcon Gold that matches the 320ER/321 style.

The return is indeed the old style that will be gone in the first quarter or 2013. I just travelled in FG on the new A320ER, very, very nice!

[nsiotto]

John, as said that pic wasn't mine, but that's identical to the seat I have travelled on the 330 to BKK. I have travelled on the 320er and 321 both to Rome and the J class seats are better than some first classes. Awsome to say the least. I just hope the overhaul won't affect too much the fare pricing though. I'd like to fly with GF for quite a while. Even with a reasonable increase I will stick to GF.

Only bad remark is the security transfer in BAH, sometimes too long queues and no distinction for J class passengers. During evening and night time it's a nightmare.

[John21UK]

Only bad remark is the security transfer in BAH, sometimes too long queues and no distinction for J class passengers. During evening and night time it's a nightmare.

Very true. Looks like they haven't caught on to the way it's done elsewhere. Could be something for the 'suggestion box'. ;-)

[nsiotto]

John, another CEO gone... and this one looked like the right one for the airline. What next?