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  • Airport redevelopment part of Bahrain’s wider infrastructure push

    BAHRAIN, 2017/09/06 The move is part of the $1.1bn Airport Modernisation Programme (AMP) launched in 2015 to develop a new 220,000-sq-metre passenger terminal and conduct renovation work at the airport, which was last upgraded in 1994. Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications in June selected French technology company Thales and Switzerland’s telecoms services firm SITA as providers of Bahrain International Airport’s new security and operations management system. Due to be completed in 2020, the project is being funded by the Gulf Development Fund (GDF) and should allow the airport to handle roughly 14m passengers a year, up from 8m currently.

  • Abu Dhabi says Gulf air embargo only applies to Qatar firms

    BAHRAIN, 2017/08/28 The air embargo imposed on Qatar only applies to airlines from Qatar or registered there, the United Arab Emirates Civil Aviation Authority said Tuesday.Embargo bans all Qatari aviation companies, aircraft registered in Qatar from landing or transiting through airspace of UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain issued identical statements on the air embargo, which came into result at the same time as Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Manama broke off relations with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of supporting "terrorism".

  • Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain,

    BAHRAIN, 2013/11/12 Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today announced that it will be recommencing flights to Mashhad, in Iran, with four weekly flights starting on the 17th December. As one of the Middle East’s major network carriers, Gulf Air is well-positioned to connect Iran to several key destinations in the Middle East and Europe with excellent connectivity within 3 hours through its efficient hub in Bahrain. Mashhad is the second most populous city in Iran and is the capital of Razavi Khorasan Province. It is located in north east of the country close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its people was 2,772,287 at the 2011 people census. It was a major oasis along the ancient Silk Road connecting with Merv in the East.

  • Bahrain is Connecting the region

    BAHRAIN, 2013/08/13 With a flurry of new infrastructure projects, the government is selling Bahrain’s regional connectivity as a key attraction for foreign investors. While the island Kingdom may not compete for east-west traffic with world transit centres like Dubai, Doha and Istanbul, Bahrain is carving out a role as a gateway to the GCC markets. As the Gulf nations continue to prioritise the development of non-oil industries, regional trade links are increasingly critical to investment , and a new airport, seaport and rail system are set to provide solid foundations for next increase. “Optimising Bahrain’s connectivity to the region through leading facilities plays an significant part in our strategy to create sustainable economic increase and high-quality Bahraini jobs for the long term,” Transportation Minister Kamal bin Ahmed told local media in June. 

  • Bahrain's Gulf Air cuts losses by 50% in H1

    BAHRAIN, 2013/07/28 Bahrain's Gulf Air said on Saturday that its restructuring strategy was on track next reducing its in general losses by additional than 50 % in the initial half of 2013 compared to the same period last year. The airline said in a statement that this was completed primarily through a 26 % reduction in year-on-year costs across the organisation and bolstered by sound revenue results aided by a Q2 yield increase of over six %. As part of the restructuring plan, Gulf Air said it has cut its total workforce by 25 % year-to-date. Gulf Air said it performed 15 % ahead of its financial target in the initial six months of the year.
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