Bahrain Air Vision and Mission

Vision

To position ourselves as the airline of choice in the region offering customers a safe and comfortable flying experience at excellent value for money.

Mission

To provide a safe and reliable service to our valued customers, delivered with a sense of professionalism, warmth and friendliness. We will achieve this by operating our flights on time and by offering personalized services on the ground and in the air.

Introduction and Scope

Bahrain Air, the first privately owned National Carrier with affordable fares in both Premium and Economy classes, operates from Bahrain to several destinations, using modern fleet of eight Airbus A320 and A319 aircraft.

The airline is playing a major role in linking Bahrain, the financial centre of the Middle East, to various destinations in the GCC, the Levant, Africa and the Indian Sub-Continent, with fast and economical point to point services, for the business community and the travelling public. The airline is committed to offering its customers the highest level of comfort, service and reliability at the most affordable prices throughout the year on its growing network.

Bahrain Air inks Airbus deal

Bahrain Air has inked an agreement with Airbus to buy six brand new A320-200s valued at $450m. The airline will now own a total of 11 planes. The airline also announced it has surpassed it target to carry 250,000 passengers in its first six months out of the annual target of 500,000 passengers.

Sourece: AME Info 2008-08-25

Bahrain Air set to operate seven flights to Bangladesh from Oct-08

Bahrain Air, one of the two national airlines of Bahrain, is set to operate weekly seven flights to Bangladesh from October this year."All preparations are afoot to start flights from October as declared earlier," said Abdul Kadir, chairman of Flight Link Ltd, the airline's General Sales Agents (GSA) for Bangladesh. There will be two flights from Dhaka and five from Chittagong to Bahrain every week, he added. "The frequency of the flight may rise in the context of the demand of the passengers," Kadir said.

Bahrain Air, the privately owned Premium Low Cost Carrier, is offering passengers the same price to travel to other destinations in the region besides Bahrain from Bangladesh. The one-way fare will be around Tk 20,000, Abdul Kadir said adding that any passenger can undertake onward journey to Dubai, Jeddah, Riyadh or Bahrain at the same price. The Bangladeshis working in Bahrain are expected to avail this facility mostly. There are nearly 100,000 Bangladeshis now in Bahrain of whom the majority are from greater Chittagong. "Bangladeshis working in the entire Gulf and the Middle East region is our target," Flight Link Chairman said.
Bahrain Air is a joint venture of Bahrain and Saudi stakeholders. The airlines will operate A320 aircraft, all economy class, with a configuration of 180 seats.

When many local private airlines are struggling to remain in the market because of high fuel cost, Kadir said the A320 aircraft are highly economical as far as fuel consumption is concerned. He said the operating costs of wide bodied aircraft being used by Biman and other airlines are really high.

Regarding the recent problem with Bangladeshis living in Bahrain he said "the problem is over and for the last two weeks the Bahrain authorities resumed issuance of visa for Bangladeshis."

Source: The Financial Express Dated: 2008-08-05

Bahrain Air Announces Kochi-Jeddah Flights

Kochi: Low-cost carrier Bahrain Air on Saturday announced the launch of a new flight between Kochi and Jeddah from Wednesday.

Kochi would be the carrier's first destination in the Indian sub-continent and the service will operate bi-weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays with an Airbus A-320 aircraft, an airline statement said.

Bahrain Air will offer attractive fares and a one-way ticket, inclusive of taxes, will cost Rs 11,800, at least 40 per cent lower than what other airlines offer, the statement said.

The new service is expected to come as a boon to thousands of Kerala residents working in Bahrain and Jeddah.


Reported on The Economic Times 2008-07-19