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Gulf Air Information

Gulf Air History

Gulf Air is the national airline of the island Kingdom of Bahrain. It is linked with about 45 destinations worldwide and covers up to 28 countries spanning the continents of Europe, Asia and Africa. Bahrain International Airport is the main base of Gulf Air.

The airline was first started in 1940 by a British pilot named Freddie Bosworth who initially operated the service between Bahrain, Dhahran and Doha. Today, this airline has grown into a mighty organization, having codeshare agreements with different airlines all over the world. The aircraft flown by Gulf Air are mostly different models of Airbus and Boeings.

History of Gulf Air

• As mentioned earlier, Gulf Air began its journey in the year 1940.

• In 1951, Gulf Air joined hands with the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).

• The governments of Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Oman invested in Gulf Air in 1973 to make it the national airline of their respective countries.

• By 1976, the airline had greatly expanded adding destinations from all over the world such as Amsterdam, Bangkok, Cairo, Bombay, Athens, Dhaka, Jeddah, Karachi, Cairo and Manila.

• In the 1980s there was a further expansion of the airline, and it became a member of IATA.

• In 1990, Gulf Air celebrated its 40th anniversary and shortly after this, it became the first Arab airline to have a direct flight to Australia.

• In 2006, Abu Dhabi withdrew its partnership following the formation of its own airline, Etihad Airways.

• In 2007, Bahrain became the exclusive owner of Gulf Air following the withdrawal of Oman.

• Today, Gulf Air continues to add more destinations and also to add new aircraft to its fleet on a regular basis.

Facts about Gulf Air

• Today Gulf Air is completely owned by the Bahrain government through Mumtalakat Holding Company.

• Gulf Air has been around for more than 60 years now but has survived well amid rising fuel costs and recessions.

• The cargo section of Gulf Air is known as Falcon Cargo and caters to different categories of goods ranging from general cargo to dangerous cargo as well as high value and special handling cargo.

Gulf Air Features and Facilities

• Gulf Air offers three basic cabin classes, Economy Class, Business Class and First Class.

• First Class travel offers the passengers luxury beyond imagination, with individual sleeper compartments which accommodate 2 passengers. This class also provides luxurious bedding and nightwear.

• For First Class passengers, “Sky Chefs” are available which allow for customized menus.

• The Business Class also has sleeper seats and there are screens available to ensure privacy.

• In-flight entertainment offers individual screens for watching endless hours of movies.

• “Sky Nanny” services are also available where the staff keeps a watch on children. This service was earlier restricted to in-flight but has been extended to the lounge as well.

• The airport lounges provided by Gulf Air are comfortable and convenient and are located at Dubai, London and of course, Bahrain.

• There are different tiers of frequent flier programs which offer attractive discounts to the regular customers of Gulf Air. The color coding of this system is Gold, Silver and Blue.

Gulf Air Destinations

Gulf Air Destinaitons in Africa

Gulf Air Destinaitons in North Africa

• Egypt
  • Alexandria - Alexandria International Airport seasonal
  • Cairo - Cairo International Airport
• Sudan
  • Khartoum - Khartoum International Airport

Gulf AirDestinaitons in Asia

Gulf Air Destinaitons in East Asia

• China
  • Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Gulf AirDestinaitons in South Asia

• Bangladesh
  • Dhaka - Zia International Airport
• India
  • Bangalore - Bengaluru International Airport
  • Chennai - Chennai International Airport
  • Delhi - Indira Gandhi International Airport
  • Kochi - Cochin International Airport
  • Mumbai - Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
  • Thiruvananthapuram - Trivandrum International Airport
• Nepal
  • Kathmandu - Tribhuvan International Airport
• Pakistan
  • Islamabad - Benazir Bhutto International Airport
  • Karachi - Jinnah International Airport
  • Lahore - Allama Iqbal International Airport
  • Peshawar - Peshawar International Airport

Gulf Air Destinaitons in Southeast Asia

• Malaysia
  • Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur International Airport
• Philippines
  • Manila - Ninoy Aquino International Airport
• Thailand
  • Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi Airport

Gulf Air Destinaitons in Southwest Asia

• Bahrain
  • Bahrain International Airport Hub
• Cyprus
  • Larnaca - Larnaca Airport
• Iran
  • Mashhad - Mashhad International Airport
  • Shiraz - Shiraz International Airport
  • Tehran - Imam Khomeini International Airport
• Iraq
  • Baghdad - Baghdad International Airport
  • Erbil - Erbil International Airport
  • Najaf - Al Najaf International Airport
• Jordan
  • Amman - Queen Alia International Airport
• Kuwait
  • Kuwait International Airport
• Lebanon
  • Beirut - Rafic Hariri International Airport
• Oman
  • Muscat - Muscat International Airport
  • Salalah - Salalah Airport seasonal
• Qatar
  • Doha - Doha International Airport
• Saudi Arabia
  • Dammam - King Fahd International Airport
  • Jeddah - King Abdulaziz International Airport
  • Riyadh - King Khalid International Airport
• Syria
  • Aleppo - Aleppo Airport seasonal
  • Damascus - Damascus International Airport
• United Arab Emirates
  • Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi International Airport
  • Dubai - Dubai International Airport
• Yemen
  • Sana'a - Sana'a International Airport

Gulf Air Destinaitons in Europe

• France
  • Paris - Charles de Gaulle Airport
• Germany
  • Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport
• Greece
  • Athens - Athens International Airport
• Turkey
  • Istanbul - Atatürk International Airport
• United Kingdom
  • London - London Heathrow Airport

Gulf Air Terminated Destinations

Gulf Air Terminated Destinations in Africa

• Kenya - Nairobi
• Morocco - Casablanca
• South Africa - Durban, Johannesburg
• Tanzania - Dar es Salaam, Kiliminjaro, Zanzibar
• Uganda - Entebbe

Gulf Air Terminated Destinations in Asia

• China - Hong Kong
• India - Hyderabad, Kolkata
• Indonesia - Jakarta
• Philippines - Cebu
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka - Colombo
• United Arab Emirates - Sharjah

Gulf Air Terminated Destinations in Europe

• Netherlands - Amsterdam
• Ireland - Dublin
• Italy - Milan, Rome
• Switzerland - Geneva
• United Kingdom - Manchester

Gulf Air Terminated Destinations in North America

• United States - Houston, New York City

Gulf Air Terminated Destinations in Oceania

• Australia - Melbourne, Sydney

Gulf Air Destinations By City

Gulf Air Fleets

Gulf Air Fleet Development

Gulf Air Contact

Gulf Air Postal Address (Head Office) is:
Gulf Air
P.O. Box 138, Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain

Gulf Air Call Centre

Gulf Air in Bahrain
Local number: 17 335 777

Gulf Air in Ireland
0818 272 828

Gulf Air in Jordan
Local number: 4653613

Gulf Air in Kuwait
Local number: 22243777

Gulf Air in Oman
Local number: 24482777

Gulf Air in Qatar
Local number: 499 8000

Gulf Air in Saudi Arabia (between 0800 and 2200 hours local)
From within Al Khobar: 8499444
From elsewhere in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: 03 8499444

Gulf Air in United Arab Emirates
Local number: 02 6516888

Gulf Air in United Kingdom
0844 4931717

Gulf Air in USA & Canada
Local toll free number: 1 888 3594853

Gulf Air Worldwide Offices

Gulf Air in United Arab Emirates

City: Abu Dhabi
Dialling Code: +971
City Code: 2

Gulf Air Phone Numbers

Gulf Air in Saudi Arabia
City: Al Khobar
Dialling Code: +966
City Code: 03

Gulf Air in USA

Gulf Air in Boston

Gulf Air in South India

City: Chennai/Madras
Dialling Code: +91
City Code: 44

Gulf Air Codeshare Agreements

Gulf Air Baggage Allowances

Gulf Air Total Weight:

• Falcon Gold passengers: 40 kg
• Economy Class passengers: 30 kg

Gulf Air Extra Baggage Allowance

• Gold: an additional 20 kg
• Silver: an additional 15 kg

Gulf Air Cabin / Hand Baggage

Gulf Air Falcon Gold:

• One bag (maximum dimensions 55 x 40 x 30 cm)
  or
  One garment carrier (maximum width 20 cm or 8 inches),
  Plus
  One briefcase (maximum dimensions 45 x 40 x 30 cm or 18 x 14 x 8 inches).
• Total weight: 9 kg

Gulf Air Economy Class:

• One bag (maximum dimensions 45 x 40 x 30 cm or 17 x 15 x 12 inches)
• Total weight: 6 kg
• Infant (All Classes):
• One bag (maximum dimensions 44 x 35 x 20 cm or 18 x 14 x 8 inches)
• Total weight: 3 kg

Gulf Air Excess Baggage

Rates per 1 kg

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