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A New 54-Mile Flight On British Airways In The Middle East

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 25, 2019November 14, 2023 2 Comments

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British Airways will add a new 54-mile extension onto its service to Manama, linking the Bahraini capital to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Starting on December 01, 2019, BA will add a tag from Manama, Bahrain to Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The “direct” service to Dammam, home to Saudi Arabia’s oil industry, will stop in Manama in both directions.

This route will represent the shortest route in the BA route network, replacing the 62-mile Antigua (ANU) to Saint Kitt’s (SKB) flight that currently holds the distinction of being BA’s shortest flight. While blocked at 50-minutes, expect a far shorter travel time.

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a map of the world

With flight times on Gulf Air averaging 15-20 minutes, I’d expect nothing more than a pre-departure beverage.

British Airways will not be selling this flight separately as a Fifth Freedom. That’s probably more a pity for Saudis than Bahrainis…when I visited Manama, I was told that Saudis enjoy escaping from the Kingdom to party and drink alcohol in Bahrain. There’s still Gulf Air and a car ride of about an hour…

Here’s the schedule for the new service:

Flight number

Frequency Departure airport Departure time Arrival airport

Arrival time

BA125

Daily LHR 11:30 BAH

20.55

BA125

Daily BAH 21:55 DMM

22:45

BA124

Daily DMM 00:30 BAH

01:10

BA124 Daily BAH 02:20 LHR

06:40

United Airlines used to fly from Kuwait City to Bahrain…I wrote about that flight here. That 260-mile flight featured a small snack in first class.

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United used to fly from St. Thomas to San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 68-mile flight. Flight attendants in first class offered a drink after boarding but remained in their seat for the duration of the 15-minute flight.

CONCLUSION

BA’s new service is now bookable online.

Will you be flying BA to Dammam?

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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2 Comments

  1. Geoff Reply
    March 25, 2019 at 1:20 pm

    Gulf Air used to have a slightly shorter flight from Bahrain to Saudi before DHA(Dhahran) airport closed to commercial traffic. I believe it was about 40 miles, at least when we took back in the ’80’s.

  2. AlexS Reply
    March 26, 2019 at 11:26 am

    I wonder about the economics of such a route, in particular maintenance costs. Airframes and various checks are rated by # of cycles, not miles. Take-offs put a good amount of wear on the engines. 50 miles is even a short distance in a Cessna 172.

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