BAC invites bids for Advertising Concession

Manama : Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the managing body and operator of Bahrain International Airport (BIA) yesterday announced its first commercial tender programme for Bahrain International Airport New Passenger Terminal. 

As part of this programme, Bahrain Airport Company invites bids from suitably qualified and experienced owners and operators of leading advertising companies, both regional and international, to design, invest and manage the Advertising Concession for the new terminal at Bahrain International Airport. 

Advertising companies with a current airport contract in a larger or similar size airport equal or greater than 8.5 million total passengers are eligible to participate in BIA’a Commercial Tender Programme. This concession is a multi-million dollar 10 years contract and will require investment in infrastructure and design of the new airport passenger terminal building and management of the new advertising assets.

Mohamed Khalil, Chief Commercial Officer of Bahrain Airport Company said: “The launch of our commercial tender programme is another significant milestone in our $1.1 Billion transformation. Increasing the size of our retail space and bringing in new fashion and catering concepts is central to our plans to give passengers the best possible experience in becoming a great airport.”

“The airport, which handled in excess of 8.5m passengers in 2015, is expanding to meet burgeoning passenger demand, and when the development of its terminal is complete will see capacity grow from 8.5m to 14m travellers annually,” Khalil added.

The new terminal is due for completion in 2019 and expects to see increased airlines using the new passenger terminal building, which will include in excess of 207,000sqm in total area.