To be honest with you
Mephistopheles, I was under the exact same impression until the Spanair bid, which from the articles I am reading, Gadair seems to be the top bidder. Interestingly, also noticed a new Gadair counter on the arrivals level of the Bahrain International Airport.
Found this information on an independent website that tracks flight arrivals/departures. Seems like there are regular flights between BAH and MAD-- Gadair was proposing service with Boeing 757's. Anybody notice if these are for real or just computer phantoms?
Flight Number: H5 1012
Airline:
Date: 09.03.2008
Departure: 09:15 from MAD ( Terminal 2 )
Arrival: 18:30 at BAH ( )
Aircraft type: 757
Duration of travel: 07:15 hours
Flight Number: H5 1013
Airline:
Date: 10.03.2008
Departure: 00:15 from BAH ( )
Arrival: 05:35 at MAD ( Terminal 2 )
Aircraft type: 757
Duration of travel: 07:20 hours
Watching this mystery unfold is more interesting than anything I am getting on my Orbit subscription.