Air India Express acquires Landing Rights in Bahrain

Bahrain: Air India Express has now cleared all formalities regarding the landing rights at Bahrain International Airport. This paves the way for the third leg of the international direct flights to Mangalore, after the initial Dubai based flights and the last week's Abu Dhabi/Muscat flights to Mangalore.
The Air India headquarters at Mumbai have confirmed that all formalities with regard to landing rights at Bahrain are cleared. This is a major milestone that Air India Express has reached in the process of operating a direct flight from Bahrain & Doha to Mangalore. It is expected that there will be two flights a week.
As per the sources, the tentative date for the flight has been earmarked as Sunday, March 25, 2007, subject to crew availability and time slots. The Aircraft for this route has also been scheduled and the timing of the flight has already been worked out in coordination with the Mangalore airport authorities.
17/02/07 Mangalorean.com

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