BIA welcomed 6.9 million passengers in 2022

BIA welcomed 6.9 million passengers in 2022

Almost seven million passengers passed through Bahrain International Airport (BIA) in 2022, a meeting by Bahrain Airport Company’s (BAC) Airport Facilitation Committee heard.

BIA welcomed 6.9 million passengers, a 127.5% jump from three million in 2021, and only 29% less than pre-pandemic figures of 9.6 million in 2019. The committee, which convened for its sixth meeting, is tasked with reviewing the operational facilitation of passengers, crew, and baggage at BIA.

The committee discussed a range of topics, including BIA’s performance figures for the year, which saw aircraft traffic movements surge from 51,000, in 2021 to 82,000, just 15% short of 2019, and cargo tonnage increase from 324,000 in 2021, to 379,000, a 30% spike compared to 2019.

They also discussed BIA’s impressive achievements, including receiving a Skytrax 5-star rating for second consecutive year, and taking another important step towards becoming a completely carbon-neutral facility by reaching Level 4 of Airports Council International’s (ACI) Airport Carbon Accreditation program.

“We can all be proud of how well our airport performed last year as we came closer to reaching pre-pandemic figures. This data points to an even stronger recovery in 2023 and, with passenger traffic on the rise, we are fully prepared to meet the needs of