NEW AIRPORT OPENS NEW CHAPTER IN BAHRAIN AVIATION HISTORY
January 2nd, 2021
The Gulf kingdom of Bahrain is kicking off 2021 with the grand opening of its new airport passenger terminal, a 210,000 square metre (sqm) building that is four times the size of the existing facility. Following its official opening on January 28, the terminal will be capable of processing 130,000 air traffic movements a year, up from 95,500 in 2019, and will have a handling capacity of 4,700 bags an hour.
Airport operations are now being moved to the new facility, which will provide an improved customer experience to passengers flying through Bahrain ...
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