T he Transportation and Telecommunications Ministry will inaugurate the Bahrain International Airport Expansion Programme today, under the patronage of Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa The expansion programme, which is the largest aviation infrastructure pr
The Transportation and Telecommunications Ministry will inaugurate the Bahrain International Airport Expansion Programme today, under the patronage of Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
The expansion programme, which is the largest aviation infrastructure project in the Kingdom over the past 20 years, will allow the airport to accommodate 14 million passengers a year. This will help consolidating the Kingdom’s strategic location as well as the status at the regional and international levels in the aviation sector.
Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal Ahmed said the scheme would confirm Bahrain’s status as a gate for the GCC market and revitalise the civil aviation and business sectors.
The expansion includes a 201,467 square metre passenger terminal, departure hall, check-in counters, passport control booths and 28 security lanes, the Duty Free, jetty-served departure gates, arrivals, passport control booths, e-Gates, baggage reclaim belts and car park.
The passenger terminal will include various retail shops, which will create jobs for Bahrainis.
