Bahrain Airport Services, ground service provider at the Bahrain International Airport, has announced several key initiatives to improve travel experiences and support Bahraini employment.

BAS, which was founded in 1977, provides fully integrated airport services at Bahrain International Airport. BAS is an ISAGO accredited Ground Service Provider that owns and operates four distinct business units.

With its rich heritage and legacy grounded in almost 40 years of initiatives, BAS is a trusted and reliable ISAGO accredited ground service provider that owns and operates four distinct business units – Airport & Ground Operations, Cargo Services, Catering Services, Aircraft Engineering Services and BAS Aircraft Engineering Training Centre (BAETC).

BAS said it was proud to be an integral part of the national and international success of the Bahrain International Airport was recently selected among the top ten airports in the world in terms of its focus towards on-time efficient performance.

This achievement reflects the airport’s commitment and BAS drive to enhance its service delivery by meeting the highest international quality, health, safety, security and maintenance standards.

To complement and keep pace with the latest innovative developments, BAS has announced the opening of a new maintenance workshop that offers top-notch and efficient maintenance service levels with a highly skilled team of elite engineers and professional mechanics equipped to support international and regional airlines.

Through this initiative BAS elevates its position in the competitive local and regional market and embraces its vision to establish a performance based benchmark organisation that offers competitive, value-added products and services, driven by a passion for excellence said the statement from the top Bahrain airport operator.

BAS has been committed towards investing in their human capital and cultivating an environment of teamwork, trust and fairness, it stated.

"Our successes lie in the consistent hard work put in by our passionate and loyal staff, on ground and behind the scenes," remarked Salman Al Mahmeed, the acting CEO.
 
"The board has always considered our human capital as our biggest strength and we mould them into tomorrow’s leaders equipping them with all the necessary skills to proudly personify Bahrain in all the care and attention to detail that they place while executing our services," stated Al Mahmeed.

“We believe that our staff can make a difference and so they do! It is a relationship of trust and knowledge exchange across all levels and departments as we work together as a cohesive unit with a large percentage of young Bahraini men and women shaping the innovative changes that we are rolling out,” he added.

The organisation successfully maintains a Bahranisation level of over 80 per cent on its human capital of 3,000 individuals and has been acknowledged and applauded by the Ministry of Labour and Social Development each year.

BAS has earned its recognition as an employer of choice for Bahrainis with a strong focus on skill enhancement.

In 2016, BAS has offered scholarships for post-graduate degrees in business administration, project management and management of aviation disciplines. They have further offered approximately 500 training courses across various functional levels to all employees.

In the years leading up to 2016, the BAS academy has successfully graduated 250 aircraft engineers.

Elevating Bahrain’s talent pool in the aviation industry, BAS has made considerable investments in training and development to maintain consistency in high performance levels and improve skills to meet changing technological advancements especially in specialized disciplines, said Al Mahmeed.

This has enabled BAS to be certified by global standards and has presented opportunities to Bahrainis to gain employability in specialised fields.

Al Mahmeed said the BAS training academy has graduated several engineers especially in the past years with several  students coming from all over the GCC region thanks to the quality of education and training being provided.

"This has been a proud establishment by BAS and we hope to help many more young students benefit from the course in the years to come.”

Anticipating and responding to a rapidly changing business environment, BAS has been able to identify new initiatives to further its mission to provide passengers at Bahrain International Airport with an exemplary travel experience.

In association with the business and family friendly Dilmun Lounge which has won several awards including the Priority Pass ‘Lounge of the Year – MENA’ for 10 consecutive years; BAS proudly announces the Dilmun Limousine Service.

The Dilmun Limousine Service is the premier service of its kind to be associated with the Bahrain International Airport that will service the entire Bahrain and the regions of Dammam and Khobar in Saudi Arabia.

"It offers limousine service booking 48 hours ahead of preferred time; from your destination to the airport or the airport to your desired destination.

All bookings can be made through an enhanced gateway on the official lounge website that also includes packages that grant travelers access to lounge services if availed in addition to the Limousine services.

With a commitment to provide reliable VIP services, high service quality standards are to be maintained especially with the vehicle arriving 10 minutes ahead of scheduled time. This service can be accessible to any individual wishing to avail this paid transfer service to ease their travel, said Al Mahmeed.

"This year promises to bring a wind of change with innovative initiatives led by Bahraini led organisations such as BAS who are committed to contribute to the economic prosperity of the nation and elevate the brand - Bahrain," he added.-TradeArabia News Service