BA drops Bahrain

[Gordomac]

Cripes, having had my Gulfair Retirement gift of Staff Travel taken away after I dared to speak up, I see BA are cancelling services to Bahrain as from early Spring, 2025.

Note to FanBase : Might not be able to make it over for the annual re-union at Hunters. Might need to host something here !

[krismiler]

B787 engine issues perhaps ?

[Gordomac]

Yes. That is the official reason.

[ZFT]

Originally Posted by Gordomac

Yes. That is the official reason.

Glad I'm not the only one with doubts

[Dave Gittins]

Does stopping going to Bahrain mean stopping going to Doha too ?

[Gordomac]

Dave; can't say with certainty but the article I read, Daily Fail, i think did mention other Middle East routes like Qatar & Emirates.

[ExBa]

Originally Posted by Gordomac

Dave; can't say with certainty but the article I read, Daily Fail, i think did mention other Middle East routes like Qatar & Emirates.

Shame that. BA300 Inaugural pax service to BAH operated by a Concorde 21st January 1976.

[SOPS]

Ok. It is the Mail, but they are reporting that the flights are back on. Plans to scrap them have been dropped.

[Gordomac]

Ooooh good. Re-union back on. Likely they did decide on cancelling the routes but like so much in BA management at the moment, knee-jerk rather than careful strategy. U-turns-order of the day. Othe ME carriers would have jumped in at the void anyway.

[rudestuff]

Where is Hunters?

[Gordomac]

Hunters Lodge in the Souk. Infamous hostelry for serious party animals. Nothing to do with the Masons.