Gulf Air to combine premium classes

Bahrain-based Gulf Air plans to combine its first and business class beginning March 1, CEO Samer Majali told Reuters. He said the reason behind the change was that a large amount of the carrier's traffic consists of passengers transiting through the kingdom and it would be easier to cater to them with just one premium offer. 'We decided to move to one super business class offering by combining the two cabins without changing the seating,' he told the news service.