Singapore travel soars sevenfold at Bahrain Airport in April

TDT | Manama

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Bahrain International Airport recorded 808,793 passengers in April, as traffic to several destinations more than doubled compared to the same month last year.

The route to Singapore saw the steepest rise, with 11,476 passengers travelling there, up more than sevenfold from April 2024.

The United Arab Emirates, with Sharjah and Dubai combined, accounted for the highest volume at 125,094 passengers, a rise of 12 per cent. Doha followed with 44,703 passengers, up by 20 per cent. Bengaluru recorded 14,732 passengers, marking an increase of 108 per cent. Departing passengers numbered 398,294, while 409,646 arrived. A further 853 travelled through the airport as transit passengers.

Aircraft movements totalled 8,533. These included 4,266 departures and 4,267 arrivals. Another 42,509 aircraft passed through Bahraini airspace without landing.

Cargo volumes also rose. The airport handled 32,973 tonnes in total, including 13,337 tonnes of imports, 9,196 tonnes of exports and 10,440 tonnes in transit.

The data, published by the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, showed steady growth across all sectors of air traffic.