Gulf Air NW26 Capacity / Frequency Changes – 18OCT26
Published at 1600PDT / 2300GMT 19OCT26
Gulf Air during Northern winter 2026/27 season plans to increase service on Bahrain – Munich route, when compared to winter 2025/26 season. The airline since May 2026 increased service from 4 to 7 weekly, which will be maintained on/after 25OCT26.
166-seater Airbus A321LR operates this route.
GF087 BAH0130 – 0545MUC 32Q D
GF086 MUC1110 – 1850BAH 32Q D
The following is the general capacity and/or frequency comparison for NW25 vs NW26, focusing on the period of 01NOV – 15FEB, based on one-way departure from Bahrain, as of 18OCT26. Data for 16FEB onwards excluded due to regional conflict in the last week of February 2026.
Note certain changes are largely due to specific seasonality. Capacity increases on various regional routes are due to additional 192-seater A321neo scheduled, instead of other aircraft types such as 136 or 160-seater A320ceo/neo and 169-seater A321ceo. Tag-on sectors excluded in this list as well.
Bahrain – Amman Reduce from 153 to 149 flights, capacity increase from 22530 to 22610 seats
Bahrain – Athens 107 flights, capacity increase from 16246 to 20392 seats
Bahrain – Baku Reduce from 31 to 30 flights, capacity increase from 4216 to 4332 seats
Bahrain – Bangalore 214 flights, capacity increase from 39244 to 41088 seats
Bahrain – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Increase from 103 to 107 flights, capacity increase from 29046 to 30174 seats
Bahrain – Cairo Reduce from 214 to 210 flights, capacity increase from 32581 to 37210 seats
Bahrain – Chennai 123 flights. Capacity increase from 22010 to 23616 seats
Bahrain – Dammam Reduce from 428 to 420 flights, capacity increase from 60040 to 61392 seats
Bahrain – Doha Increase from 426 to 428 flights, capacity increase from 63360 to 63380 seats
Bahrain – Dubai Reduce from 535 to 527 flights, capacity increase from 80451 to 82648 seats
Bahrain – Gassim Reduce from 73 to 58 flights, capacity reduce from 9961 to 8084 seats
Bahrain – Guangzhou Increase from 45 to 46 flights, capacity increase from 12690 to 12972 seats
Bahrain – Hyderabad Reduce from 125 to 122 flights, capacity reduce from 23018 to 18300 seats
Bahrain – Islamabad Reduce from 214 to 211 flights, capacity increase from 29653 to 31660 seats
Bahrain – Jeddah 535 flights. Capacity increase from 87698 to 93896 seats
Bahrain – Karachi 107 flights. Capacity increase from 18866 to 19914 seats
Bahrain – Kochi Increase from 98 to 107 flights, capacity increase from 13389 to 14552 seats
Bahrain – Kuwait City Increase from 429 to 443 flights, capacity increase from 61724 to 65042 seats
Bahrain – Lahore Increase from 61 to 62 flights, capacity increase from 11320 to 11904 seats
Bahrain – Larnaca 61 flights. Capacity increase from 8716 to 8954 seats
Bahrain – Madinah 214 flights. Capacity increase from 34728 to 34740 seats
Bahrain – Male Increase from 105 to 119 flights, capacity increase from 17430 to 19754 seats
Bahrain – Manchester Increase from 74 to 76 flights, capacity increase from 20868 to 21432 seats
Bahrain – Manila Increase from 104 to 107 flights, capacity increase from 29768 to 30174 seats
Bahrain – Munich Increase from 61 to 107 flights, capacity increase from 10126 to 17762 seats (refer to service increase above)
Bahrain – Moscow Sheremetyevo 107 flights. Capacity increase from 16594 to 17490 seats (GF operated to/from Moscow Domodedovo in NW25)
Bahrain – Mumbai 214 flights, capacity increase from 35923 to 37392 seats
Bahrain – Muscat Reduce from 244 to 242 flights, capacity increase from 33433 seats to 37068 seats
Bahrain – Nairobi 76 flights. Capacity increase from 10336 to 10350 seats
Bahrain – Riyadh Reduce from 535 to 527 flights, capacity increase from 86748 to 92136 seats
Bahrain – Shanghai Pu Dong Increase from 60 to 61 flights, capacity increase from 16920 to 17202 seats
Bahrain – Singapore Increase from 97 to 107 flights, capacity increase from 27354 to 30174 seats (Singapore saw selected service reductions in January 2026. Singapore now served as tag-on onward to Kuala Lumpur, instead of nonstop terminator)
Bahrain – Thiruvananthapuram Increase from 97 to 107 flights, capacity increase from 13374 to 14552 seats
During Northern winter 2026/27 season, Baghdad and Najaf remains suspended.