Not that it's much better, but the fare is £2,802 on
www.expedia.co.uk. If you want to have a weekend / day in BAH, MAN-DXB-BAH-DXB-MAN is only £2,200. I would assume that it is mostly corporations that are paying this ridiculous price for nonstop. EY is only £1,600 to AUH.
Cheers,