Tendering process to open for Hala Bahrain’s lounge

Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications and Chairman of Gulf Air Holding Group, Kamal Ahmed, yesterday said that preparations are ongoing to offer a tender to build Hala Bahrain’s upcoming departure lounges at Bahrain International Airport. Hala Bahrain, a subsidiary of BAC, operates four lounges in BIA’s Arrivals and Departures Areas, which offer a number of exclusive services and amenities.

Since the beginning of the year, 60,000 passengers have used the lounges and this figure is expected to grow rapidly. The minister was visiting Hala Bahrain’s Main Lounge at Bahrain International Airport’s (BIA) Departure Area to inspect its facilities and hospitality services for arriving, departing, and transit passengers.

He was accompanied by Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) Chief Executive Officer, Mohamed Yousif Al Binfalah and several other BAC officials. The Minister said: “The USbased Champollion has finalized the designs for Hala Bahrain’s upcoming 300 sqm Arrivals and 2,700 sqm Departures lounges. We are in the process of offering a tender to build those lounges, providing all construction is finished before the new terminal’s launch in Q3 2019.”