That is right! A friend tried it 3 times and the tower was always closed. I was just lucky to be there at the right time to get a ticket.
Erik, that hasn´t changed. I am still not a huge fan of height, but the chance to visit the highest tower in the world was much more interesting than the fear of the height.
I am not working for Gulf Air at all and believe me, there is a good reason why! We were flying on-duty to Bahrain and from there we had to fly in Uniform with Gulf Air, as normal passengers, to Dubai. It is more of a Visa thing, that requires to enter and leaf the country in uniform.
So, I am still working for a German airline.
--Soren