Gulf Air Bahrain
Gulf Air Bahrain Boeing 787-9 seat map (two class)
Falcon Gold and Economy Class on the Boeing 787-9
787-9business class and economy276 seats
Read off the airline’s own material, but some detail — often the row numbering — is our own careful work rather than theirs. Treat row-level detail as indicative and check at booking.
Gulf Air Bahrain publishes 282 seats for this aircraft; this map draws 276. Gulf Air states 282 seats: 26 Falcon Gold and 256 Economy. Neither cabin divides into whole rows at that count. Falcon Gold's 26 seats in a 2-2-2 leave a centre-only pair that this schema cannot draw without labelling those two seats as window seats, which they are not, so 24 are drawn and two are left off. Economy's 256 seats leave four over a whole number of nine-abreast rows, and Gulf Air publishes no diagram showing where they sit, so those four are left off too.
What we could not settle on this aircraft
Gulf Air's own fleet page, captured twice two years apart, says this 787-9 holds 282 seats — 26 Falcon Gold and 256 Economy. Neither number divides into whole rows. Falcon Gold's 26 seats make four full rows of six with two left over, which would be a centre-only pair we cannot place; Economy's 256 make 28 full rows of nine with four left over, and no source describes what that short row looks like. So 276 seats are drawn here and six are not, and if you are given one of them this page will not find it — which is the honest failure rather than a made-up seat in a made-up position. Gulf Air's own current fleet page is a JavaScript app we could not read, so all of this comes from archived captures of Gulf Air's earlier pages.
Worked out from sourced data rather than read directly off a published map.
About this cabin
Gulf Air Bahrain's 787-9 in this configuration seats 276 (J/Y). The seat totals here are confirmed from published airline data; some row-by-row detail is our own careful estimate where the airline doesn't publish it. Gulf Air Bahrain flies only this one cabin layout on the 787-9 — no version lottery on this type.
Quick pick, by traveller
| If you're… | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Travelling solo | 3A | A window seat rated highly with nothing working against it — lean on the wall, control the shade, nobody climbing over you. |
| Travelling as a couple | 3A | This row's layout puts a genuine two-seat pair here — no middle seat exists in this group, so it's just the two of you. |
| Tall passengers | 7B | Genuine extra legroom that also still reclines — not every extra-legroom seat does. |
| Trying to sleep | 3A | A window seat away from galley and lavatory traffic, so aisle lights and trolley passes are less likely to wake you. |
Seat map
Falcon Gold (business class)
Falcon Gold spans rows 1–4 in a 2-2-2 layout, 80in pitch.
Economy Class
Economy Class spans rows 7–34 in a 3-3-3 layout, 32in pitch. Worth avoiding: 33C, 33D, 33F, 33G — seat doesn't recline.
Cabin specs
| Cabin | Pitch | Width | Recline | Power | IFE | Wifi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gold | 80" | — | Lie-flat | AC and USB | 22-inch touchscreen | — |
| Economy Class | 32" | — | — | AC and USB | 11.6-inch touchscreen | — |
Seats to avoid
| Seat | Cabin | Why to avoid it |
|---|---|---|
| 33C | Economy Class | This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. |
| 33D | Economy Class | This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. |
| 33F | Economy Class | This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. |
| 33G | Economy Class | This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. |
Known quirks on this aircraft
- Seat doesn't recline (18 seats: 33A, 33B, 33C, and 15 more) — This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight.
- Often cold or draughty (10 seats: 1A, 1F, 2A, and 7 more) — Seats next to a bulkhead or door on a long-haul widebody are usually the coldest in the cabin — bring a layer for this one.
- High foot traffic (16 seats: 1B, 1C, 1D, and 13 more) — This aisle seat sits right next to a lavatory, galley or exit, so expect a steady stream of people brushing past, especially early and late in the flight.
- No underseat storage (24 seats: 1A, 1B, 1C, and 21 more) — Bulkhead and exit-row seats have nothing in front of the seat to store a bag under, so your bag must go in the overhead bin for the whole flight.
Frequently asked
- How many seats does Gulf Air Bahrain's 787-9 have in this configuration?
- 276 seats in total, arranged as J/Y. This is one specific configuration — Gulf Air Bahrain's fleet may include other configurations of the same aircraft type, covered below.
- Is this the only cabin layout Gulf Air Bahrain flies on the 787-9?
- Yes, as far as we can determine — Gulf Air Bahrain flies only this one cabin layout on the 787-9. There's no "version lottery" to worry about on this specific type for this airline.
- Which seats should I avoid?
- Seat 33C in Economy Class is worth avoiding: This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. The full seat map marks every seat we'd steer you away from, with the specific reason for each.
- How confident are you in this seat map?
- This configuration is marked "derived" — the overall configuration confirmed, with some row-level detail worked out from seat counts and layout. See the sources and last-verified date lower on this page.
- Has a real person checked these individual seat scores?
- Not yet for this specific configuration. The scores above come from our rules engine, which reasons from real aircraft geometry, but they aren't marked as human-verified until someone has actually reviewed the unusual ones — see the verification section below for the current status.
Related
Other airlines flying the 787-9
- Air India Limited 787-9 — Business Elevate Ascent, Premium Economy and EconomyJ/W/Y
- Japan Airlines Domestic 787-9 — Business, Sky Premium Economy and EconomyJ/W/Y
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 787-9 — World Business Class, Premium Comfort and Economy, three-classJ/J/W/W/Y
- Royal Air Maroc 787-9 — Business, Eco Premium and Economy ("v2", 16C/28W/276Y)J/W/Y/Y/Y
- Royal Air Maroc 787-9 — Business and Economy, standard configuration (26C/276Y, "v1")J/J/Y/Y/Y
- AeroMéxico 787-9 — Clase Premier, Economy (extra legroom) and EconomyJ/Y/Y
- Ethiopian Airlines 787-9 — Cloud Nine and Economy on the Boeing 787-9J/J/Y/Y/Y
- Etihad Airways 787-9 — Business Studio and Economy Smart Seat, 335-seat cabin (Layout 3)J/Y/Y/Y/Y
Data sources & verification
- Configuration last verified
- , against Gulf Air Bahrain's own published seat map and fleet data below.
- Seat-by-seat scores
- Generated from the configuration data below by our rules engine. Awaiting human review before individual scores are published as verified.
- Fleet status
- Fitted fleet-wide — 90% of aircraft on this type carry this cabin.
- Seat lettering
- We haven't confirmed this cabin's exact seat letters against Gulf Air Bahrain's own diagram yet. The seat count and layout are sourced; on a wide-body in particular, individual seat letters (e.g. whether a row has a seat G) may be off by one position until we do. We're working through these one airline at a time and will remove this note once it's checked.
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