BAS was established at a time when there was a need for an independent ground handling services agent for Bahrain International Airport. When his Royal Highness, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister gave his blessings to a proposal by the late Yousuf Al Shirawi, Minister of Development & Industry at that time. BAS emerged from ASGUL (Aircraft Services Gulf Limited) owned by Gulf Aviation. It was built through an alliance between Gulf Air and six travel agencies namely, Kanoo Travel, World Travel, Jalal Travel, Dilmun Travel, Al Qusaibi Travel and Bahrain International Travel. Today, after all those years, BAS has secured itself a well-established strategic role in the operations of Bahrain International Airport; the first airport in the GCC region. BAS has established a reputable name as an accredited company, winning international recognitions for its success. Which in turn puts the Kingdom of Bahrain in a position to exhibit its capability of setting the standards for high performance and taking a leading place in the aviation services sector. We take pride that BAS has also managed to become an active contributor to Bahrain’s economy; it attracts international airlines with the high quality services offered at competitive rates, in addition to the magnitude of its local commercial activities and the fact that it creates thousands of jobs to Bahraini nationals.

We appreciate and thank our Wise Leadership for the unlimited support to this national company, the former and current chairpersons and directors of the board, executive managements and all customers and employees, and we will continue to achieve more successes to truly contribute to the desired development of the aviation sector in our beloved Kingdom.