Bahrain Air is set to launch direct flights from its base in Manama to Abu Dhabi and the South Indian city of Calicut, Kerala, starting from March next year.

Announcing this on Saturday, the airline's managing director Ibrahim Abdulla Al Hamer said, “Bahrain Air will operate eight weekly flights to Abu Dhabi starting from March 23. It is the second UAE destination after Dubai.'

'The carrier will fly thrice a week to Calicut with the first flight taking off on March 16,' he noted.

Calicut is the airline's second Indian destination after it began operations from South Indian city of Kochi.

'The airline plans to expand as per the business plan which is approved by the board members and the executive management of the company,' he observed.

By increasing the number of stations in the Indian market and in the UAE, Bahrain Air can strongly enter the promising market, he noted.

'Last week we celebrated the inauguration of our 11th station, Kuwait and the operation of both Asyut and Luxor in Egypt, and we are waiting for December 16 to inaugurate the 14th destination, Khartoum the Sudanese capital.

'With these flights, the number of stations being catered to by Bahrain Air will rise to 16.'

With the arrival of the 3rd aircraft, the company is expanding its network and flight frequency in many of its destinations, it will increase the number of flights out of Bahrain International Airport to meet passengers demand in the region.-TradeArabia News Service