Airport News
Gulf Air officially inaugurated its newly renovated Falcon Gold Lounge at Bahrain International Airport at a ceremony held yesterday (8 May) under the patronage of Her Excellency Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa, Minister of Culture.
The upgraded 1720ft2 lounge now features contemporary design and architecture with Arabian influences and offers extensive business and catering facilities, including a self-service buffet area and Italian coffee corner.
Premium passengers using the lounge now have access to seven private sleeping rooms, a cigar lounge and shower rooms with hotel-style towels and luxury brand toiletries and amenities.
The lounge offers free WiFi throughout as well as PCs, fax machines, printers and power outlets. There is a spacious family room featuring highly trained Sky Nannies as well as a gaming room with Xbox and PlayStation consoles.
According to Gulf Air chief executive officer Samer Majali, the upgraded-lounge is a further example of the airline’s commitment to investing in its hub: “Bahrain is our most important market so developing and improving our home-product is key. The new lounge is the latest in a series of service enhancements across our entire passenger value chain including the re-launch of our Sky Nanny Service, Sky Chef, online check-in and a robust network connectivity in the Middle East.
“We believe in investing in our customers and, as we keep improving ourselves in our customer service on the ground, we will continue to add more features and facilities in the air as well, so that our premium customers enjoy a consistently enhanced experience throughout their journey.”
Gulf Air chief services officer Marcus Bernhardt added, “The revamp of the Bahrain Falcon Gold Lounge is part of an extensive lounge-renovation program across our network, which saw the inauguration last year of our new premium lounge in Terminal 4 at Heathrow International Airport in London, and will be preceded next year by the upgrading of our premium lounge in Dubai International Airport.”
The lounge can accommodate up to 200 people and all Platinum, Gold and Silver card holding FFP members of Gulf Air, and premium class ticket holders of Gulf Air’s code-share partner airlines, can access the facility.
