Lufthansa steps up to daily Bahrain service

ROUTES 09: Lufthansa is to increase its service from Bahrain to Frankfurt from four flights a week to a daily service.

Mr. Stefan Loecherbach, director of Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines, for Saudi Arabia & Bahrain said: “I am very pleased to announce the further enhancement of our service from Manama, linking Bahrain to Germany and over 200 Lufthansa destinations in 78 countries via our Frankfurt hub. For business travelers in particular the flexibility that comes with the new daily service is key and we are glad to provide it.”

Four of the flights will be nonstop operations to Frankfurt, while the three additional services will be operated with a short intermediate stop in Dammam.

Effective October 6, the Bahrain/Dammam service will be operated with a brand new Boeing 737-800 Intercontinental, featuring Lufthansa‘s latest product. The aircraft, which is operated by PrivateAir, is equipped with 32 of Lufthansa’s enhanced long haul business class seats, which can be turned into a two-meter lie-flat bed. The 60 seat economy class features an all new seat model with individual in-flight entertainment.

“The 737-800 Intercontinental to be operated on our Bahrain-Frankfurt route is a state-of-the-art product in terms of cabin comfort, in-flight entertainment and aircraft technology. And, most importantly, it allows us to increase the number of flights on the route by 75%, even in today’s adverse overall economic environment,” said Schaher Murad, Regional Manager for Bahrain and the eastern province of Saudi Arabia.