Bahrain Air to Return to Kathmandu

Posted 07/09/2011

Middle Eastern carrier Bahrain Air has confirmed that it will resume flights between Bahrain and the Nepalese capital Kathmandu later this month.  The airline plans to offer a daily schedule from September 21 operated by an Airbus A320.  The flight will depart Bahrain in the early hours of the morning, returning later the same morning and providing incoming passengers with potential connections to other destinations, including Doha, Jeddah and Riyadh.

"Katmandu is and will remain a core part of Bahrain Air's network, and we look forward to boosting direct connections between Nepal and Bahrain,” said Richard Nuttall - Director Commercial Operations, Bahrain Air.  “It is the start of a new period of growth for Bahrain Air that will include resumption of old routes, some new destinations and agreements with other carriers to boost our network further.”

Bahrain Air first launched flights to Kathmandu in March 2009 on a three times weekly schedule, but suspended the route earlier this year.  An estimated 66,000 O&D passengers travelled between the two destinations in the past year with Bahrain Air holding a 51 per cent share of the traffic.  Gulf Air also offers service on the route with up to 12 weekly rotations.

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