This 12 months marks 25 years of Emirates’ steadfast service to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Over time, the airline has been progressively creating its providers, fostering important commerce relationships and providing travellers from the Kingdom seamless entry to an unlimited international community spanning greater than 140 locations.
To mark the milestone, the airline hosted a commemorative dinner, welcoming distinguished authorities officers, VIPs, and key members of the journey commerce neighborhood. The celebrated gathering served as a becoming tribute to 25 years of profitable operations and partnership with the Kingdom of Bahrain.
A senior Emirates delegation headed by Nabil Sultan, Government Vice President Passenger Gross sales and Nation Administration and Reema Al Marzooqi, Space Supervisor Bahrain, welcomed HE Dr Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Minister of Transportation & Telecommunications and different key authorities officers, commerce companions, and prospects. Emirates’ longest-serving workers in Bahrain: Amna Ismaeel Abdulla Ali, Akmal Baig, Naseem Al Shamsi, Emad Al Qadhi, Yasser Kazerooni, Danny Gowda, Khalil Attiya, the airline’s present Airport Providers Supervisor, and Waheed Abu Alfath Ali, the Cargo Supervisor, have been honoured for his or her contributions to Emirates’ success in Bahrain.
On 25 January 2000, Emirates’ Boeing 777-200 landed in Bahrain for the primary time, launching an important route that has since transported over 7.86 million passengers. The airline gives superior connectivity to key leisure, enterprise, and VFR (visiting pals and family members) locations equivalent to Manila, London, Kuala Lumpur, Chennai, and Dhaka.
To additional improve the journey expertise and ship on its dedication to offering the best-in-class onboard services, Emirates just lately deployed the Airbus A350 on two of its three day by day flights from Bahrain, providing passengers next-generation options throughout all cabin lessons. Bahrain is amongst Emirates’ first few locations to be served by the all-new plane.
Nabil Sultan, Government Vice President Passenger Gross sales and Nation Administration at Emirates, mentioned, “As we have a good time 25 years of flying to Bahrain, we thank our companions and prospects for his or her ongoing assist. Bahrain is a key vacation spot in our community, and we look ahead to persevering with our collaboration to assist commerce and tourism, and to delivering on our ‘Fly Higher’ promise for our travellers from and to Bahrain.”
During the last two-and-a-half a long time, Emirates’ Bahrain operations have grown from double-daily providers on a combined fleet of Airbus A300, A310, and A330 plane to its present 22 weekly flights utilizing a contemporary fleet of Airbus A350s and Boeing 777s, providing almost 7,000 seats every means. The airline has additionally deployed the enduring Emirates A380 on quite a few events to accommodate peak journey demand, to mark the Kingdom’s Nationwide Day, along with showcasing its iconic onboard merchandise at biennial editions of the Bahrain Worldwide Airshow.
Along with its passenger providers, Emirates SkyCargo has been a contributor to the Kingdom’s commerce efforts, transporting over 146,000 tonnes of cargo to and from Bahrain within the final 5 years alone, principally through passenger stomach maintain capability. Key exports embrace courier gadgets, ship and automotive components and cell phones to markets like India, Ethiopia and the US. Key imports embrace chilled meat, mail and courier and prescribed drugs from locations such because the UAE, India and Hong Kong. Providing unmatched ranges of flexibility, Emirates SkyCargo connects outsized or irregular gadgets, equivalent to engines and plane components, to freighters through Street Feeder Service, offering entry to its intensive fleet and international community.
In 2022, Emirates signed a codeshare settlement with Bahrain’s nationwide provider, Gulf Air to supply travellers from Bahrain enhanced connectivity and entry to a bigger community of locations. With the aim of driving tourism to Bahrain, Emirates additionally partnered with the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority in 2023, supporting the Kingdom’s efforts to advertise a various vary of points of interest and actions for guests.
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