Baharin Air to increase Indian operation: CEO

T H I R U V A N A N - THAPURAM: ‘Baharin Air is positive for the future and traffi c rights permitting it will increase fl ights to India as the company takes more aircraft from next year,’ according to Bahrain Air CEO Richard Nuttall. In a press release here on Tuesday, Nuttall said Baharin Air has reinforced its commitment to India, especially the South by announcing four fl ights a week to Thiruvananthapuram, with plans to increase to seven fl ights a week by the summer. “With the historic milestone of seven fl ights a week to Thiruvananthapuram, the State of Kerala will constitute 80 percent of Bahrain Air India’s capacity, with 17 fl ights a week across Kochi, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram,” he said. “Flights will depart from Bahrain at 0925 hrs and arrive early morning in Thiruvananthapuram International airport at 0415 hrs. The return fl ight will depart Thiruvananthapuram at 0500 hrs and arrive at Bahrain International Airport at 0730 hrs. Flights have been scheduled for onward connection to other Gulf and Levant destinations,” he said. He said, “The India Sub Continent remains a key focus area for Bahrain Air and Kerala continues to be a focal destination for us. Currently there are about 350,000 Keralites in Bahrain and another 400,000 in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.” “We are now operating four fl ights a week and will be increasing the frequency to seven fl ights a week to Thiruvananthapuram by this summer, a total of 17 fl ights a week to Kerala. This once again reiterates our commitment to develop Bahrain Air as a as a regional carrier within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Indian Subcontinent and Levant regions,” he added. Bahrain Air operates to more than 15 destinations from Bahrain, with an average frequency of 160 fl ights a week, the CEO said. Bahrain Air plays a major role in linking Bahrain, the fi nancial center of the Middle East, to major cities in the GCC, the Levant, Africa and the Indian Sub-Continent, with fast and economical point-to-point services, for both the business community and the traveling public, he said. Bahrain Air is a value for money regional carrier. This Premium value carrier offers the choice of both premium and economy class services to its passengers using modern Airbus 319 and 320 aircraft. Bahrain air also serves complimentary meals to all its passengers and whilst they have a standard baggage allowances of 20 kg for economy and 30 kg for Premium. Bahrain Air offers extra baggage allowances at 15 Bahraini Dinar (roughly Rs 2,000) per extra ten kg, which is very popular with passengers returning from the GCC. Bahrain Air also has a special section in its in-fl ight magazine in Malayalam to refl ect the important of the region to Bahrain Air.