Manama, Bahrain Air signed a commercial agreement to wet lease an Airbus A319 aircraft. The agreement was signed between  Ibrahim Al Hamer, Managing Director of Bahrain Air and Surendra Malla, Chairman cum Managing Director, Alpine Air of Nepal.

B.K. Majmudar, Director, Corporate Planning and Acting Director Commercial Operations, Bahrain Air and Joy Dewan, Managing Director of Zennith Travel Group and the General Sales Agent for Bahrain Air in Nepal were present at the signing ceremony.

After signing the agreement, Al Hamer stated that this is the beginning of the long term relationship between the two companies. Bahrain Air will be providing assistance in other commercial and technical areas to this up coming and promising private airline of Nepal, Alpine Air.

Malla thanked Bahrain Air for the partial leasing of the aircraft for a period of nine months initially, which will open the door for possible partnership in the airline by Bahrain Air in the future. The Airline will use this aircraft from June 2009 on their Delhi sector from Kathmandu as soon as the approvals from the government authorities are secured.

On the other hand Al Hamer stated that Bahrain Air is close to reaching a strategic partnership with one of the Airlines in the Middle East where Bahrain Air will become a shareholding partner and where it will provide management and technical assistance in initial stage. "The announcement will be made soon after receiving the approval of the authority in the home base country of the Airline" Al Hamer said.

It's noteworthy that Bahrain Air has the ranked second on Skytrax 'Award for the Best Middle East Low-Cost Airline only after celebrating its first anniversary, during a short period of time from the start of commercial operations in February 2008.

Bahrain Air has launched 17 destinations as per the business plan where it excellent connectivity between all important destinations in Middle East, North Africa and the Indian Sub-content furthermore it was announced last month the launch of its 3rd destination in the Indian Sub-content, to the city of Mumbai.

Source: Press Release (Bahrain Air)