An executive jet charter company with its own dedicated terminal facilities, will begin operations at Bahrain International Airport in the first week of October.
The move follows Bahrain transport ministry authorisation earlier this year for private Saudi Arabian firm, Arabian Support and Services Company (ASASCO), to form the Bahrain Executive Air Services Company (Bexair). ASASCO executive director Mansour al-Tassan says it will initially operate a Cessna Citation Excel and a Bombardier Challenger 604, with a Citation X set to join the fleet in October.
Bahrain was selected, says al-Tassan, "because its location enables the company to serve the corporate market throughout the region. Most of our customers will be businesses, banks and insurance companies." Bexair is creating dedicated passenger handling and aircraft service facilities at the airport's old terminal building and is studying two other locations as a permanent executive terminal.
Source: Flight International
