Leading global aviation professionals along with severaal airport and logistics exhibitors are in Bahrain to attend a two-day forum being hosted by Bahrain Airport Company (BAC).

The BIA Development Forum (BIAD) opened today (April 13) at the Movenpick Hotel, Manama under the patronage of Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications.

At the forum, the topics of discussion focused on Bahrain Airport's development as engine of economic growth, with special emphasis on airport technology integration, sustainable airport development and strategic planning, airport mobility and boosting the kingdom’s capabilities as a regional transport hub.

Further areas include the pressing challenges and obstacles faced by the industry and the solutions to overcome them, said a statement from BAC, the managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA) and host sponsors of this significant event along with Arabian Reach.

The forum also featured a combination of speeches, presentations with an esteemed line-up of speakers from Bahrain and the global arena, including representatives from the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Bahrain Airport Company, Bahrain Airport Services, Arabtec- TAV JV, Hill International,  Sita, GBM, Kone Elevators & Escalators, Cisco and CEM Systems.

With a substantial number of aviation experts gathering together from the local, regional and international aviation industry, this event promises to offer attendees a significant knowledge-sharing and networking platform, opening up the doors to new business leads, lucrative business prospects and commercial partnerships, it stated.

Throughout the event, attendees will benefit from the accompanying exhibition utilising it to explore and finalise their procurement and supply needs.

In addition to being an ideal networking platform, the event also serves to showcase the kingdom’s ambitious airport modernisation plans and reiterate the country’s significance as a strategic access point to the Gulf’s trillion-dollar market, highlighting BIA’s unparalleled regional connectivity and competitiveness as a major multimodal logistics hub.
 
BAC is the authority responsible for enhancing BIA and increasing the airport’s contribution to the local economy in line with Bahrain’s Economic Vision.  

In its operational role, BAC is responsible for elevating the airport’s operations, infrastructure and services. This is set to improve the airport’s capabilities and cater to the growing number of passengers coming into the kingdom as well as the changing demands of stakeholders.-TradeArabia News Service