The Bahrain Airport Company said that the Ministry of Transportation and Communications building at the airport will now be converted into a building for private jet passengers.

Bahrain's Al-Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper reported that the company responsible for bidding at Bahrain's new airport auction violated the bidding results related to car rental companies, excluding three companies that made better offers.

Transportation Minister Kamal Ahmed said that Bahrain will open its new airport in October. UAE had announced two years ago the allocation of about one billion dollar from its financial grant to Bahrain to build a new airport.

An official at Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) has announced that the company has entered into a new concession agreement to provide ground services for a period of 15 years, ending by 2034, at the Bahrain Airport, scheduled to open by the end of 2019.

A statement issued by civil aviation at Bahrain International Airport said that Bahrain's air traffic returned to normal and that takeoff and landing movement in the airport returned to its normal state after the delay and diversion of number of flights due to bad weather conditions.

Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, launched a new baggage policy which replaces the current weight concept with a harmonized piece concept.

Bahrain airport departure flights stopped for two hours yesterday due to a technical fault with airport systems. Bahrain International Airport announced in a tweet at about 11 AM via its own Twitter account that the technical issue has been resolved and that all operations have resumed back to normal.

Bahrain International Airport (BIA) said that Gulf Air (Bahrain’s national carrier) added 8 new routes, with new direction services to Bangalore (India), Calicut (India), Abha (Saudi Arabia), Tubuk (Saudi Arabia), Alexandria (Egypt), Sharm El Shaikh (Egypt), Baku (Azerbaijan), and Casablanca (Morocco).

Gulf Air launched its daily flights from Bahrain International Airport to London Heathrow International Airport with its all-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

Passengers planning to travel abroad have been urged to report to Bahrain International Airport three hours before take-off to avert any delays due to Eid Al-Fitr flux.

The passengers arriving from the Indian state of Kerala will undergo a medical check-up at Bahrain Airport after two reported cases of the fatal Nipah virus

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) issued a new public tender for catering services at Hala Bahrain lounges at Bahrain International Airport.

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), issued a new tender to construct a security fence in order to develop the perimeter of the current security fence in the airport.

Thai Rath newspaper reported on (January 3, 2018) that 20 Thais were among more than 1,000 people stranded in Bahrain after problems on tours to the country of Georgia.

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) said that it has conducted periodic maintenance of the Bahrain International Airport runway during October.

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the managing body and operator of Bahrain International Airport, announced that Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, and Cathay Pacific provide now self-service check-in measures through new kiosks, which provide more speed and flexibility during the process of registering the passengers data.

Bahrain Airport Company said it contacted Iraqi Airways to assist passengers whose flights were delayed, stressing on the need to fulfill their obligations to travelers by providing them with temporary accommodation in hotels near the airport.

The US Navy confirmed on Saturday (August 12, 2017) that F-18 aircraft made an emergency landing at Bahrain International Airport before it departed the runaway, stressing that the pilot was not injured.

The Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications Civil Aviation Affairs announced that a US F18 military aircraft undertook an emergency landing at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) at 12:40 pm on Saturday without resulting in any injuries or other damage.

Tech. website Biometric Update, said that Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications has selected Thales and SITA to provide the security and operations management system for Bahrain International Airport.