Bahrain: NEW measures were announced yesterday to cope with an expected surge in passenger traffic at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) over the holiday period.
All passengers travelling from today until July 11 have been advised to arrive at the airport four hours prior to their departure time.
This is in view of the anticipated increase in passenger traffic in the time leading up to and including the Eid Al Fitr holiday, said a Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) statement.
“Passengers are also urged to use the early check-in facilities provided by airlines.”
During the Eid holiday, the car parks are expected to be highly congested and passengers are advised to arrive early to find a suitable parking location.
An extra 4,000 parking spots were made available at an overflow airport car park from yesterday.
“In addition to the existing long-term car parks B, D, E and F, BAC is commissioning a new overflow car park on Galali Avenue during the summer holidays.
“This will increase BIA’s existing parking capacity by more than 4,000 spaces.
“The new car park is located north of the runway and will be within the BIA premises.”
With a daily rate of 500 fils, the car park includes a complimentary shuttle to and from the passenger terminal building every 30 minutes.
“During the holiday break, BAC will increase the provision of shuttle buses between the airport car parks and the passenger terminal building as well as the frequency of pick-ups and drop-offs for the shuttle buses to ensure efficiency and speed of service,” said the BAC statement.
“Passengers are requested to park their vehicles in the allocated BIA car parks and avoid leaving their cars on the sides of roads.
“Passengers travelling during the upcoming holiday are also advised to use the new airport express bus service, which is part of Bahrain’s new public transportation network.
“The service operates from the main terminals in Manama, Isa Town and Muharraq and buses are fully equipped with high specifications to provide convenience for travellers.
“We would like to notify passengers of the peak hours at BIA which are between 7am and 11am, 3.30pm and 8.00pm and 11.30pm and 2.30am.”
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