Alcohol Ban

The Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain has put to vote a proposal to ban the serving of Alcohol on board Gulf Air flights and a restriction of sales in Bahrain Duty Free shops.

That will be them off my preferred list of carriers then[:p]

Iain

Well you would think that in this current climate you wouldn't want to start such a major change that could make pax change carrier [;)]

I know I wouldn't fly a dry airline [xx(]

[Darren Wheeler]

Perhaps they are doing it to attract devout Muslims from 'wet' airlines. One could argue that it's good business sense.

[HighFlyer]

Interesting. Gulf have always struck me as rather more relaxed. I totally understand their stance but cant help but think it puts Emirates in a better light for the Western traveller. Given the huge influx of ex-pats and contractors to the Gulf, I think its a risky move.

Thanks,
Sarah

Believe me, it is not Gulf's idea or indeed Bahrain Duty Free. They stand to loose a fortune in sales if this goes ahead.Some radicals in the Governmnet. Story here

As Sarah mentioned it may move western travellers to the other Middle East Carriers, as there are heaps of ex pats in that region. Hope it doesn't go ahead as GF are pretty good in their premium cabins.


DMB

I agree - a strange move but has yet to be confirmed by their cabinet and the report says that the cabinet has always been protective of the business side of their airport.

I used to know a devout muslim and he never had a problem with others drinking.

I once refused to book with Air India because I thought it was 'dry' - 7hrs LHR-JFK without a drinkie is 7 hours too long. Turns out they do serve drink (as I found on a subsequent flight)

Maybe the solution is to have 6 classes on their planes

Econ - Business - 1st - WET
Econ - Business - 1st - DRY

Plus no one is forced to drink or buy duty free are they ? - even in a BAA airport [}:)]

quote:Originally posted by tontybear
I agree - a strange move but has yet to be confirmed by their cabinet and the report says that the cabinet has always been protective of the business side of their airport.

I used to know a devout muslim and he never had a problem with others drinking.

I once refused to book with Air India because I thought it was 'dry' - 7hrs LHR-JFK without a drinkie is 7 hours too long. Turns out they do serve drink (as I found on a subsequent flight)

Maybe the solution is to have 6 classes on their planes



Econ - Business - 1st - WET
Econ - Business - 1st - DRY

Plus no one is forced to drink or buy duty free are they ? - even in a BAA airport [}:)]
[:D]

If you got caught you could alway blame Tonty[:D]