Not sure what I said to deserve this, but anyway...

The question was really about: "is there another way to get to Bahrain?" The cost of the airfare isn't a problem, but is there another way to go that can be interesting, unusual, and (depending on the size of the group) not astronomical?

Flying an Airbus 320 up to 12,000 ft and then landing it is not an efficient use of fuel or resources. Dash 8s or Brasilias would make more sense (but while more environmentally friendly would probably be below the image your 5-star airline would like to portray).

As for what charities I support, we'll leave that out of the discussion. OK?