Economy Class
- Full meal and beverage service
- Personal TV screens on most aircraft; Audio/Video On Demand on newer aircraft; On board WiFi available for a fee
- Seat pitch of 32 to 34 inch on A330s and 787s; 32 inch on A320s and 30 inch on A319s
- Blankets and pillows provided on long haul flights
- Baggage allowance of 30kg
- Sky Nannies (cabin crew specially trained to look after children) on long haul flights
Business Class
- Multi course restaurant quality meals served on long haul flights; meal and beverage service served on short haul flights
- Audio/Video On Demand; On board WiFi available for a fee
- Seat pitch of 73 inch on Falcon sleeper seats transform to fully lie flat beds; seat pitch of 80- 9 inch transform to fully lie flat beds on A330 and 787, seat pitch of 45 inch on A320s; seat pitch of 38 inch on A319s;
- In seat phones and in seat power on long haul flights
- Luxury blanket, pillows and amenity kit provided on long haul flights
- Baggage allowance of 40kg
- Commenced services in 1950 as flag carrier of Bahrain
- One of the oldest airlines to fly in the Middle East
- BOAC (British Overseas Aircraft Corporation) became major shareholder in Gulf Aviation in 1950
- Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar governments purchased BOAC’s shares in 1973
- Became the national carrier of all four states in 1974
- Abu Dhabi and Qatar withdrew from Gulf Air to start up their own airlines Etihad and Qatar Airways between 2000 and 2006
- Introduced trained Sky Nannies to provide specialist child care on board long haul flights In 2003
- A321
- A330
- A320
- 787
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