Gulf Air-BIA record significant H1 passenger, air traffic growth

Bahrain International Airport (BIA), and Gulf Air have both registered a significant growth in the kingdom’s aviation sector during the first six months of the year. The airport and airline both recorded a steady increase in passengers and air traffic compared to the same period last year, reflecting the success of their respective strategies and the ongoing recovery of the global aviation industry, reported BNA. Over the past six months, Gulf Air welcomed 2.8m passengers, up 39.7% over 2.01m in 2022, and handled 38300 tonnes of cargo. Meanwhile BIA had welcomed 4.09m passengers during the six-month period, thus registering a 43.2% growth over 2.86m last year, and recorded 44,160 air traffic movements, up 19.8% over the last year's figure of 36,869, according to Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport. Cargo tonnage handled reached 177,070, a 6.34% drop from 189,060 the previous year, it added.<br/>