Falcon lounge, Bahrain Airport

B787-9, Bahrain to London

Gulf Air has launched a new business class seating for its 787-9 fleet.  This one is much more spacious but yet very private in its suite design.  To some extent, it's even bigger than some first class seats like BA.  The only issue is their slow service.  It takes 3 hours for them to complete the meal service.  So you can be hungry again by the time they serve dessert.  It may not matter much if it's a day time flight. I'd skip the meal for the night flight.

business class, BKK to Bahrain, Gulf Air A330

It was so long ago Gulf Air flew between HK and BKK that I tried their business class on the old A330.  This falcon gold business class is way too different from the older one.  From the freshly squeezed juices, nuts, salad to mains, those are of fine quality.  Unexpected is the tom yum soup.  Even though it's not yet closer to Qatar Airway, somehow I prefer seating in a straight direction.