Bahrain International Airport traffic projected to break 8 million passengers in 2014

Bahrain's acting Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Affairs at the Ministry of Transportation Ahmed Al Nemah commented the 1H2014 traffic growth at Bahrain International Airport is "is largely attributable to national carrier Gulf Air's introduction of more frequent routes to key Middle East and GCC airports, as well the introduction of some new routes to numerous international destinations." Traffic rose 6% year-on-year to 4.6 million. Mr Al Nemah added the positive half-year results are "very encouraging for Bahrain International Airport, and we are expecting further increases this year compared to previous years." He predicted continued growth during 2H2014, with total passenger numbers expected to reach 8 million passengers by the end of 2014. [more - original PR]