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Almost 7 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 percent jump from 3 million in 2021, and only 29 percent less than pre-pandemic figures of 9.6 million in 2019. The committee, which convened for its 6th meeting, is tasked with reviewing the operational facilitation of passengers, crew, and baggage at BIA.
In a bid to test the readiness in times of unforeseen crisis, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) conducted a simulated Full Scale Emergency Exercise (FSEE) on Tuesday. The three hour long exercise began at noon and the mock exercise was conducted by simulating an aircraft overshooting the runway and catching fire.