World Air Cargo Conference 2008, Bahrain

1. Bahrain – Your Strategic
Growth Partner
Bahrain International Airport
Gateway to the Northern Arabian Gulf
Syed Mohammed Mehdi
Director of Marketing and Promotion
Civil Aviation Affairs

2. Location of Bahrain
1 hour from 45 minutes
Baghdad, from Iran
Iraq by air
Iran
Pakistan
Over 300 million Iraq India
Kuwait
people within 2
BAHRAIN
hours flying
Qatar
radius U.A.E
Oman 45 minutes from
Kuwait by air and
Saudi Arabia
4 hours by road
25km by road
from Eastern
Province of Saudi
Yemen
Arabia

3. Location of Bahrain

4. Location of Bahrain

5. Bahrain International Airport
KEY FACTS
In 2007
Passengers – 7.3 million
9% growth
Cargo – 380,000 tonnes
6% growth
37 Airlines
50 Destinations
884 weekly departures
Catchment of 6 million people
extending into Saudi Arabia, Qatar
and Kuwait

6. Major Carriers at Bahrain International
Airport

7. KEY DRIVERS OF GROWTH

8. Regional Economic Structure
Transport and
Communications
6%
Bahrain has over 300 banking, financial and Trade
insurance houses serving the Middle East and
9% Crude Petroleum
and Natural Gas
wider region
Real Estate and 22%
Business Activities
7%
Financial
Manufacturing
Corporations
50% of Saudi Arabian Business is based in the
12%
22%
Eastern Province. The major industry in the
province is Oil and Petrochemicals. Other major
Other
11%
industries supporting the Oil and Petrochemical Government
Services
industries are construction, power plant, food 11%
processing, etc. Bahrain Economic Structure - 2005
Over 100 projects have been signed off with a BAHRAIN
total project value about US $200 billion. Some of
the major projects are listed below:
US$ 16 billion Petrochemicals at Ras Tanura
US$ 25 billion mineral processing
US$ 6 billion heavy oil refinery
US$ 3 water and electricity project

9. Economic Growth in the Region
Historical Average 2002-2006 Forecast Average 2007-2012
(% Grow th) (% Grow th)
12 12
10 10
8 8
6 6
4
4
2 2
0
0
Qatar United Kuw ait Kingdom Saudi
Kuw ait Qatar United Kingdom Saudi
Arab of Arabia Arab of Arabia
Emarites Bahrain Emarites Bahrain
Source: Economist

10. Major Business and Logistical Centre
High frequency regional services by Gulf Air and other Middle East
carriers.
Proximity to major industrial and oil related activities of the Eastern
Province of Saudi Arabia.
DHL operate extensive air and trucking services with 17 Bahrain
based freighter aircraft between Bahrain, Middle East, Iraq,
Afghanistan, Europe and USA.
Major cargo operators and freight forwarders include British
Airways, Lufthansa, Martinair, Air France…………..

11. Major Business and Logistical Centre
Efficient Airport Operations
Excellent connectivity from and to the airport to the GCC member
states
Liberalised customs regime
DHL distribution hub

12. World Class Commercial
Developments…
Including Bahrain Financial Harbour, World Trade
Centre, and Bahrain Bay

13. Leisure and Residential
Developments
Including Amwaj Islands, Durrat Al Bahrain, Riffa
Views and the Banyan Tree Al-Areen Desert Spa

14. Gateway to Saudi Arabia
• Easy access to Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia (4 million population)
via the 25 Kms long Causeway.
• 17.5 million travellers used the Causeway in 2006
• High frequency passenger shuttle services linking Bahrain
International Airport and Eastern Province.
• Major cross causeway trucking operations.

17. CARGO PERFORMANCE

18. Higher Than Average Regional
Growth
Bahrain International Airport Cargo Growth
400,000
350,000
300,000
250,000
Tonnes
Tonnes
200,000
150,000 Average Annual
Growth 2000-2006
100,000
16%
50,000
-
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

19. Total Imports by Bahrain 2007 (Tonnes)
GREAT BRITAIN 7,254
INDIA 6,656
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 6,450
FD.REP.GERMANY 6,096
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 5,961
SPAIN 4,800
EGYPT 4,557
FRANCE 3,883
NETHERLANDS 3,574
PAKISTAN 1,855
ITALY 1,453
BELGIUM.LUXEM 1,446
SRI LANKA 1,394
HONG KONG 1,286
ZAMBIA 1,196
MALAYSIA 1,110
IRAN 1,074
AUSTRALIA 991
LEBANON 932
THAILAND 798
- 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000
Tonnes

20. (Tonnes)
Export from Bahrain
INDIA 2,502
GREAT BRITAIN 1,145
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 967
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 893
FD.REP.GERMANY 753
OMAN 596
CHINA 313
PHILIPPINES 285
ETHIOPIA 282
FRANCE 216
SWITZERLAND 212
AUSTRALIA 188
PAKISTAN 157
QATAR 151
NETHERLANDS 151
THAILAND 116
ZAMBIA 110
SINGAPORE 109
EGYPT 107
JORDAN 83
- 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000

21. Transshipment by Origin (Tonnes)
SAUDI ARABIA 15,529
INDIA 7,972
PAKISTAN 5,987
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 5,278
BANGLADESH 3,591
HONG KONG 2,379
PHILIPPINES 2,268
THAILAND 1,224
NEPAL 1,215
OMAN 1,197
EGYPT 1,047
FD.REP.GERMANY 798
GREAT BRITAIN 758
FRANCE 751
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 748
LEBANON 610
SINGAPORE 528
QATAR 437
MALAYSIA 424
IRAN 378
- 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000

22. Transshipment by Destination (Tonnes)
INDIA 6,858
GREAT BRITAIN 6,102
SAUDI ARABIA 4,835
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 3,965
FD.REP.GERMANY 3,268
EGYPT 3,125
PHILIPPINES 3,074
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2,343
PAKISTAN 2,296
FRANCE 2,295
QATAR 2,199
KUWAIT 1,800
OMAN 1,717
BANGLADESH 1,485
AUSTRALIA 716
SUDAN 691
NETHERLANDS 691
SYRIA 688
GREECE 673
JORDAN 656
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,00

23. Cargo (Long Term Forecast)
2006 - 2015
1,900,000
Higher Average Growth 17% p.a
1,700,000
1,500,000
1,300,000
1,100,000
Medium Average Growth 13% p.a
900,000
700,000
500,000
Lower Average Growth 9% p.a
300,000
100,000
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
237,673 301,906 334,832 401,798 482,158 578,590 688,522 819,341 966,822 1,121,514 1,300,956 1,509,109 1,750,566
Higher 237,673 301,906 334,832 401,798 482,158 578,590 688,522 819,341 966,822 1,121,514 1,300,956 1,509,109 1,750,566
Higher
Medium 237,673 301,906 334,832 385,057 442,815 509,238 585,623 661,754 747,782 844,994 946,393 1,059,961 1,187,156
Medium 237,673 301,906 334,832 385,057 442,815 509,238 585,623 661,754 747,782 844,994 946,393 1,059,961 1,187,156
237,673 301,906 334,832 364,967 397,814 433,617 472,643 510,454 551,290 595,394 643,025 694,467 743,080
Lower 237,673 301,906 334,832 364,967 397,814 433,617 472,643 510,454 551,290 595,394 643,025 694,467 743,080
Lower
Higher Medium Lower
Higher Medium Lower

24. AND NOW THE OPPORTUNITIES

25. Serve Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
• Oil Rich area and high
disposable income
• High Speed Highway
• Fast and efficient customs
• Fast growth market
• Access to markets beyond
Bahrain in the East and the
West

26. Serve Bahrain and the Wider Gulf Region
• Centrally located
• Take advantage of Bahrain being a Part of the Gulf Co-
operation Council common market
• Support extensive development in Bahrain and the region
• Establishing Logistics and Distribution business
• Reduction of cost – Airport and Airspace Congestion, Fuel,
Handling

27. Serve Bahrain and the World
• Inter-modal (Sea/Air/Land) centre, new Hidd industrial free
zone and Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Super-port within 5
Kms.
• Interline with Gulf Air and other airlines

28. AND THEN WE GROW WITH YOUR
GROWTH

29. Future Developments
• Terminal Expansion
• Major Airport Expansion

30. Passenger Terminal Expansion
Capacity increased to 15m passengers
More than double the size of existing terminal
Additional 15 air bridges, 2 of which will be capable of handling
A380 aircraft.

31. Terminal Expansion Plan

32. The Future - 2011

33. Airport Expansion
• New Cargo Oasis and Logistics Centre
• New Free Trade Zone
• Major aircraft maintenance complex.
• Aviation training facilities.
• Light industrial and commercial development.

34. Proposed Site for Cargo Development

35. Future of Bahrain International Airport -
2011

36. Future of Bahrain International Airport -
2030

37. Bahrain International Airport
Key Success Factors
Open Skies Policy
Excellent connections regionally and internationally
Access to major markets
Top quality terminal facilities with easy processes
Major logistical hub for commerce and industry

38. YOUR
AIRLINE/COMPANY
PARTNERSHIP

39. BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THINK CARGO!!!
THINK BAHRAIN!!!!!!
“Your Gateway to the
Northern Gulf”

40. Contact Details
Civil Aviation Affairs – Kingdom of Bahrain
Mohammed Mehdi, Director
Marketing & Promotions
Tel: +973 17321095
Fax: +973 17321139
email: smehdi@caa.gov.bh