Gulf Air’s first Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner, delivered to Bahrain on May 11, is due to be operated on regional routes, before being deployed on the London Heathrow route on June 15.

AIR TRAVEL HAS BECOME FAR MORE COMPLEX THAN GETTING A PASSENGER SAFELY FROM A TO B. NOWADAYS, AIRLINES FROM THE MENA REGION ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF DEVELOPMENTS AND ARE BECOMING MORE INNOVATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, PROVIDING NEW LEVELS OF COMFORT AND DECREASING THEIR FOOTPRINT.

“We are 12 months away from welcoming the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to the Gulf Air fleet – a historic moment in our trajectory and yet another important step in our strategic direction towards furthering Gulf Air’s fleet modernisation process [...].

Gulf Air, in partnership with OAG, a global provider of digital flight information, had launched an online Flight Status Facility on the airline’s official website, providing booked passengers with real-time information on their Gulf Air flights.