By Ronald D’Souza & Joe Andrade for Daijiworld Media Network, Bahrain

Bahrain, Apr 11: D. Debesh, Regional Manager Bahrain and Jordan of Airindia Express has just announced its new timings for the Mangalore-Bahrain-Doha sector commencing with immediate effect from April 8, 2008.

As per the new timings, the flight will take off from Bahrain at 7.30 am  Bahrain Local Time(BLT) and will reach Mangalore at 2.10 p.m. Indian Standard Time( IST). And from Mangalore Airport at 3.00 pm IST and will reach Bahrain at 4.30 p.m. BLT and from Bahrain it will take-off at 5.20 pm BLT and reach Doha at 6.05 pm Doha time.   

There will be no changes in the weekly days  i.e. the flights as usual will be on Thursdays, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Bahrain passengers will fly directly from Bahrain to Mangalore. 

Debesh informed Daijiworld.com team that the changes in timings  have been made due to operational reasons and added that the new timings will be effective throughout summer upto 25th October, 2008.

Debesh has appealed to all the Coastal Karnataka Expatriate communities in Bahrain and the adjacent districts of Kerala to utilize the amenities of the National Carrier and to increase the traffic on the route.       The new timings would be more convenient to passengers on both sides and assured that every effort will be made to minimize the delays to the published and informed arrival and departure schedules.

For further details, passengers can directly go to Airindia Express website or take required assistance from authorized travel Agents.