21 December 2009
Bahrain became flydubai’s 10th route as flight FZ015 from Dubai touched down at the Bahrain International Airport on the 13 December 2009. It is the airline’s second GCC destination.
The inaugural flight comes within days of the airline taking delivery of its sixth aircraft and less than a month after the Dubai Airshow, where financing, logistics and maintenance deals worth nearly $200m were announced.
flydubai’s Chief Executive Officer Ghaith Al Ghaith, who was among the passengers of the inaugural flight, spoke at a press conference on arrival. “Bahrain is extremely important to intra-GCC trade. The Kingdom has a history of being a logistics hub and is still investing heavily in that. The King Fahd Causeway, a 25km link to Saudi Arabia, is used by around 12m passengers every year, as well as providing a route for hundreds of thousands of tonnes of cargo to cross between the two Kingdoms. The future causeway to Qatar will further enhance Bahrain’s importance,” he said.
In 2008, Bahrain was named the world’s fastest growing financial centre by the City of London’s Global Financial Centres Index. Bahrain is also becoming known as a growing Gulf attraction. The Bahrain Formula One grand prix, horse racing and golf is also making it a sporting leisure destination.
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