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Airbus A320-200 (A320-214)

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RegistrationLY5A-BRA

BEOperatorBerniq Airways

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) built in 2011 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Has operated for Gulf Air and Berniq Airways.

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Young · 15 years · ≈ 49,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2×

PropulsionJet

Seats136 (C16 · Y120)

First flight2011

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationLibia

OwnerGulf Air

MSN4865

Hex / ICAO 24-bit018099

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A320

Figures for the A320-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length37.6 m123 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height11.8 m39 ft

Range6,204 km3,350 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,131 m39,800 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight78,000 kg171,960 lb

Maximum payload35,400 kg78,044 lbIts 150 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity150 passengersUp to 195 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,204 km range, from Manama it could fly non-stop as far as:

PEKBeijing6,186 km LOSLagos5,461 km BKKBangkok5,386 km MADMadrid5,189 km LHRLondon5,094 km

Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg6,302 km

The type first flew in 1987 (39 years ago) · About 7,000 units built · Still in production

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Seating layout

16Business

120Economy

136 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2011–2020Gulf Air network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

BAHManama

Main destinations

LCALarnaca ADDAddis Ababa AMMAmman ATHSpata-Artemida AUHAbu Dhabi BEYBeirut BGWBaghdad BOMMumbai CAICairo CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)COKKochi

2020–2026Berniq Airways airline base

Base

BENBenina

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2011

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.

Nov 14, 2011

Delivered to Gulf Air

Delivered to Gulf Air as A9C-AN.

Oct 2019

Placed in storage

In October 2019, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration A9C-AN), operated by Gulf Air, was placed in storage. Source: Gulf Air.

Source: Gulf Air

Oct 2020

Placed in storage

In October 2020, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration 5A-BRA), operated by Berniq Airways, was placed in storage. Source: Berniq Airways.

Source: Berniq Airways

Oct 28, 2020

Transferred to Berniq Airways

Transferred to Berniq Airways.

Nov 9, 2022

Incident at Benghazi

On November 9, 2022, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration 5A-BRA), operated by Berniq, was involved in an incident at Benghazi. Source: Berniq.

Source: Berniq

Feb 28, 2026

Grounded by the airspace closure

On February 28, 2026, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration A9C-AN), operated by Gulf Air, was in the news. Source: Gulf Air.

What happened

In late February 2026, a sharp escalation of the war between Iran, Israel and the United States — with strikes on facilities inside Iranian territory and Iranian missile retaliation towards the Persian Gulf — led to the simultaneous closure of the airspace of at least eight countries on 28 February (Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates). The main Gulf airlines suspended or diverted their flights for several days — about 24% of Middle East operations were cancelled that day — and the restrictions were not fully lifted in the Emirates until 3 May 2026. Source: Gulf Air.

Source: Gulf Air

Operators

2011-11-14

Gulf Air

Registration A9C-AN · Lessor: Mcap

2020-10-28

Berniq Airways

Registration 5A-BRA

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · 5A-BRA · Berniq Airways}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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