E-ticketing 

An e-ticket is an "Electronic Ticket", which means that you are no longer issued with a conventional paper ticket. All your booking and ticketing details (records) are held in the airline's central reservation system.

You cannot lose the e-ticket - the booking always remains in the reservation system and can be accessed at any time, therefore, there is no hassle with police reports for missing documents

Gulf Air has completed implementation of e-ticketing on all routes that it serves and this will be the only form of ticketing issued to customers. E-tickets are also available on interline services with Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Air Bulgaria, Air Canada, Air China, Air France, Air India, Air Malta, Air One, Air Portugal, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Atlasjet Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, British Airways, british midland,Brussels Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Continental Airlines, Croatia Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Cyprus Airways, Delta Airlines, DeutscheBahn/AccessRail, Dragon Airways, Egypt Air, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, Eva Airways, Finnair, Iberia Airlines, Hahn Air, Iran Air, Japan Airlines, Jet Airways, Kenya Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, Korean Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Lufthansa, Malaysian Airlines, Malev, Middle East Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Olympic Airways, Oman Air, Pakistan International Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Qantas Airways, Qatar Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines System, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SriLankan, Swiss International Airlines, Syrian Arab Airlines, Tarom, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Wideroes Flyveselskap and Yemenia.

Since 1 June 2008 passengers can no longer select to have paper tickets issued. Wherever possible an e-ticket will be issued. There are very few exceptions when this is still not possible and these are:

No, for the time-being, these items will still be paper based.

Yes, also in most cases of interline travel (a ticket with flights made on several airlines). Very few tickets on partner airlines still require a paper ticket for the baby.

An email with a link to the e-ticket Receipt will be sent to the person for whom the ticket is being issued. This is faster, safer and more efficient. Local office staff will also call the passenger to advise them of the transaction.

Every effort will be made to contact you before you depart for the airport and to make any other arrangements necessary.

Not at all. This is just one way of making a booking.