New Route - Dammam
#16
Join Date: Jul 2018
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Non-Stop: Flight A to B. As it says, no stops.
Direct: Makes a stop. The flight number and/or aircraft remain the same. Boarding pass is the same. Often you stay on-board the aircraft while others embark/disembark.
Connecting: You transfer at an airport to a different plane with a different flight number and a different boarding pass.
A bit ambiguous for sure.
#17
formerly mattking2000
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As someone whose new company (a) insists i get a full day of work before hopping on a flight to the next city and (b) has recently made it company policy to ban Bahrain-Khobar travel on the King Fahd causeway (not sure the story behind this), it is welcome news and great timing
#18
Join Date: Nov 2004
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I'm curious as to why this is doing BAH then DMM, rather than either the other way round or a triangular LHR-BAH-DMM-LHR...?
Both might be explained by BAH being the larger destination, but with the timings for such a short hop does it really obviate much pain versus the limo transfer?
Both might be explained by BAH being the larger destination, but with the timings for such a short hop does it really obviate much pain versus the limo transfer?
#19
Join Date: Apr 2012
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I flew Lufthansa A333 on their FRA-DMM-BAH route and back a couple of times in 2017. One had to stay on the plane during the stop in DMM with alcohol and magazines hidden in the overhead bins. No need for a Saudi visa though. And the flight time between DMM and BAH was not much more than 20 minutes. LH has since changed their routing and currently flies to DMM via KUW.
#20
Join Date: Mar 2017
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I flew Lufthansa A333 on their FRA-DMM-BAH route and back a couple of times in 2017. One had to stay on the plane during the stop in DMM with alcohol and magazines hidden in the overhead bins. No need for a Saudi visa though. And the flight time between DMM and BAH was not much more than 20 minutes. LH has since changed their routing and currently flies to DMM via KUW.
#22
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#23
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Don't see the sense in this. I used to work in Jubail which is north of Damman. It was almost always quicker to fly to Bahrain then drive up to Jubail than fly into Damman & go north. With the stopover cannot possibly be quicker plus you avoid passport control at Damman which was always a nightmare.
#27
Join Date: Mar 2018
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I flew Lufthansa A333 on their FRA-DMM-BAH route and back a couple of times in 2017. One had to stay on the plane during the stop in DMM with alcohol and magazines hidden in the overhead bins. No need for a Saudi visa though. And the flight time between DMM and BAH was not much more than 20 minutes. LH has since changed their routing and currently flies to DMM via KUW.
#28
Join Date: Aug 2013
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I disagree entirely. I'm a linguist, and my view is that it is BA which is using language far too loosely in that PR.
#29
Join Date: Mar 2009
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In the early 90’s the Muscat flight went via Dhahran and the crews had to shut all the bars when they entered Saudi airspace and account for all empties etc. The real problem was if the aircraft went tech at Dhahran, which happened to a colleague of mine. Duty free bought in Muscat was confiscated and if I recall correctly the passengers had to stay in the terminal overnight.
#30
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Many years ago BA flew non-stop into DHA, the airport that preceded DMM. Though if I recall it was from LGW not LHR.
I recall ne flight out - 13 Jan 1991. BA's last before the "Gulf War"
Happily reminiscing about wandering
Fred
I recall ne flight out - 13 Jan 1991. BA's last before the "Gulf War"
Happily reminiscing about wandering
Fred