Overview
- The LOI tasks the AirAsia Aviation Group with assessing new Bahrain services from Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia over the next five years.
- Capital A will study a Bahrain-based air operator’s certificate to operate narrowbody flights to destinations across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Central Asia.
- Asia Digital Engineering plans a Bahrain maintenance complex, while Teleport intends to base dedicated freighters to expand regional and intercontinental cargo links.
- The group projects more than 25 daily Bahrain flights by 2030 and over 20 million passengers within five years, subject to feasibility outcomes and regulatory approvals.
- The initiative aligns with the confirmed transfer of airline operations to AirAsia X by year-end and a fleet pivot to A321-family jets, including canceled A330-900 orders and an A330-300 phaseout by 2031.