"This is a great moment in the history of Bahrain Air," said Bahrain Air CEO Richard Nuttall. "The Eastern Province has been a very important market for us, ever since we started operations. But we can now truly call it our second home as we open up our second hub in Dammam. Our thanks and appreciation goes to the civil aviation authorities in Saudi Arabia for their far-sighted support in this venture as we look to better serve the needs of air travelers in the Eastern Province."
Bahrain Air will operate four flights a week to Beirut on Saturdays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays departing from KFIA at 11:20 a.m. and reaching Beirut international airport at 2:05 p.m.
Bahrain Air will also operate three flights a week to Khartoum international airport on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays departing from Dammam. On Tuesdays and Sundays, flights will depart at 09:45 a.m. and reach Khartoum international airport at 13.15 p.m. and, on Wednesdays, flights will depart at 11:55 p.m. and reach Khartoum at 03:30 a.m.
Bahrain Air Sales Manager (Eastern Province) Ifthard Shariff said: "Bahrain Air will operate Airbus A319/320 aircraft with a business and economy class configuration ... The new flight schedule will give Bahrain Air passengers better convenience flying out of Dammam airport and eliminate delays on the Saudi-Bahrain Causeway."
Bahrain Air currently operates flights to Riyadh and Jeddah.
