On April 2, 1985, the first Lufthansa flight touched down on the tarmac of Bahrain International Airport in Manama, adding Bahrain to Lufthansa's impressive global network. Today Lufthansa serves Bahrain seven times a week and passengers from the Northern Gulf region benefit from great flexibility on their travels to Frankfurt and 204 destinations world wide. The early morning arrivals allow passengers to spend a full day in Germany or to travel onward with lean connections to Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.

“Bahrain is an important destination in Lufthansa’s growing Middle East portfolio”, Joachim Steinbach, Lufthansa’s Vice President Sales & Services, Southeast Europe, Africa, Middle East & Pakistan, said, expressing his congratulations to the jubilee. “The airport is a main gateway to Bahrain as well as to eastern Saudi Arabia – a region which has a strong foothold in the oil and energy as well as the financial sector.”

Bahrain to Frankfurt

Frankfurt to Bahrain

*     Please note: flight times may vary slightly depending on the day of the week

**   Arrival and departure in DMM is +1d, thus TUE/THU/SAT

Lufthansa has secured a strong market position and built a solid customer base in the Northern Gulf region. “Lufthansa Bahrain has always been supported by the Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs and the Bahrain Airport Company”, says Schaher Murad, Sales Manager Bahrain & Eastern Province Saudi Arabia. “Bahrain’s major airport expansion, including a second terminal, is a contribution to further strengthen the hub in a growing market”.

Choosing to fly Lufthansa means being able to enjoy the many benefits of Miles & More. Founded by Lufthansa in 1993, Miles & More today counts more than 15 million members, making it Europe’s largest and most successful frequent flyer program. With “PartnerPlusBenefit” (PPB) – Lufthansa’s incentive scheme for small to medium sized companies – it pays to fly; for every flight taken in Economy and Business class, the company benefits by collecting valuable Benefit Points which can be redeemed for attractive awards. PPB is one of the best cost saving corporate incentive programs Lufthansa has to offer. Lufthansa's “Oil & Energy Club” provides an array of benefits, one of them being the access to the airline’s Frequent Traveller and Business Lounges (www.oil-energy-club.com).

Recently, Lufthansa has been named ‘Best Airline Worldwide’ in the Business Travel Awards 2010. The Awards, a combination both of the long-standing Business Travel World Awards and the prestigious Buying Business Travel Diamond Awards, which have been recognising industry success for the past 5 years, are the most coveted in the industry.