New Bahrain airline Ajwaa to be launched

Manama: A new airline, previously rumoured to be starting operations from Bahrain, is preparing to launch with its base here "very soon".
Plans of the new carrier Ajwaa were first revealed by GDN last month following the appearance of a partially finished website that showed details of flights being offered from Bahrain to a number of destinations in the Middle East.
The site named Bahrain as the airline's head office and displayed images of commercial aircrafts with the Bahraini flag featured on their livery.
However, Civil Aviation Affairs Assistant Under-Secretary for Airport Services Nabeel Taqi had told GDN then that the idea of a new international carrier operating from Bahrain was "nonsense" and soon after that Ajwaa removed flight details from its website.
However, Ajwaa chairman Mohammed Al Namran and general manager Mohammed Bin Ali contacted GDN to reveal plans for the new airline are well advanced.
Mr Bin Ali said he is based in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and that Ajwaa has the backing of investors from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries.
Mr Al Namran confirmed that Bahrain would be the main passenger hub for the airline.
Ajwaa is reportedly preparing to start operations in the fourth quarter of this year, using an initial fleet of four Boeing and four Airbus aircraft to serve GCC routes before expanding to destinations such as Egypt and India.
20/08/07 Gulf Daily News, Bahrain

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