Airlines Deals

Indian, formerly Indian Airlines, will get a new country manager for Bahrain from tomorrow (July 22).

Niranjan Kumar, formerly the airline’s airport manager, will take over from Sanjay Misra, who is moving to the East Indian city of Kolkata where he will be deputy general manager.

Misra, who took over from G Dinakaran in June last year, said though his stint has been short, he had a most fulfilling experience.

“The very brief stay here has been a revelation and me and my family have been made to feel very welcome,” he said.

Misra said the already strong foundation set up by his predecessors for the airline’s operations out of Bahrain had been further strengthened with the active co-operation of the Bahrain Airport Services (BAS).

“We have grown from strength to strength over the years and more and more people have chosen Indian to fly home,” he said.

“This is a tribute to our operations, which have also seen a record 100 per cent on-time performance over the last year.”

Misra paid tribute to the leadership of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa and BAS officials who, he said, have extended all help for airlines to prosper.

Kumar said he would carry on the excellent service Indian is known for.

We would make extra efforts to ensure that we get even more well-known as a passenger-friendly airline,” he said.

Misra is expected to leave Bahrain on July 25 with his wife, Mahtaj and son, Suvrat, a class nine student at the Indian School.