Gulf Air and Bahrain Air to battle in Saudi Arabia’s Dammam

Saudi Arabia's Dammam King Fahad International Airport (KFIA), on the other side of the King Fahd Causeway connecting Saudi Arabia to Bahrain, is set to become a home away from home for Gulf Air and Bahrain Air. By the middle of Jun-2012, the two competing Bahraini carriers will be operating 37 weekly flights to/from the airport, located less than 100km from Bahrain International Airport, the home for both carriers and the sole commercial airport in Bahrain.

Dammam is Saudi Arabia's third largest airport by passenger traffic, after Riyadh and Jeddah. It is also one of just four designated international airports in the country.