Gulf Air President and Chief Executive Honours Outstanding Staff

Manama, Bahrain 1 July 2007: _ Gulf Air's President and Chief Executive Andre Dose has honoured several dozen employees for their, "dedication beyond the call of duty" during the initial stages of the airline's turnaround programme.

"I believe in hard work and recognition for hard work. Therefore, on Thursday, we rewarded some of our staff members, who had demonstrated their dedication beyond the call of duty and contributed greatly in our onerous task of putting the company back in its rightful place," says Gulf Air PCE André Dosé.

The 56 staff were honoured in front of a large number of employees who had turned up for the first informal "Majlis" held last Thursday to channel frank and open sharing of ideas between the staff and management.

Mr. Dosé, who took office April 1, 2007 says he had witnessed an overwhelming number of activities with many staff under tremendous pressure helping the management with the restructuring programme including, voluntary retirement/redundancy package, human resources and financial restructuring, new network schedule, sales and marketing strategies, etc.

"Many others have displayed their discipline and dedication in their duty consistently at this time of transformation," he says.

The reward of BD 100, announced by the Executive Vice Presidents of the department concerned as a token of appreciation, recognising the individual's commitment and involvement. The honoured employees included people from several departments _ operations, network, marketing and sales, finance and administration.

"We had said that we will reward our staff and we hope this will be an inspiration for others to follow," Mr. Dosé adds.

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About Gulf Air
Founded in 1950, Gulf Air, owned by the Kingdom of Bahrain is the only truly Pan Gulf carrier in the Middle East region.

The regional, geographic and cultural values that the airline has embraced over more than half a century are still central to defining its brand and service ethos.

Today the airline's network stretches from Europe to Asia and covers 40 cities in 26 countries. The fleet comprises 28 aircraft and has the distinct advantage of possessing the strongest network across the Middle East.

A new strategy to create a platform for sustained commercial operation has been put in place as part of a two-phased turnaround programme announced in April 2007 by the airline's new President and Chief Executive André Dosé.

Gulf Air's onboard service caters high quality products and services, including the innovative, unique and award winning Sky Chefs and Sky Nannies.

Some of the notable recognition include:

Best Onboard Catering in First Class 2006 (Sky Trax Awards)

Best Onboard Catering in Business Class 2006 (Sky Trax Awards)

Best Business Airline 2006 (British Travel Awards)

Best Onboard Service 2006 (Gold) (Mercury Awards)

Best Onboard Catering in First Class 2005 (Sky Trax Awards)

Best Onboard Catering in Business Class 2005(Sky Trax Awards)

Best designed in-flight magazine 2005 (American Creativity Awards)

Middle East Leading First Class Airline 2005 (World Travel Awards)

World's Leading Airport Lounge 2005 (World Travel Awards)

Middle East region's best airport restaurant for its restaurant in Bahrain International Airport lounge 2005 (PAX International Readership Awards)