Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) general sales representative in Bahrain, Al Salam Travel, yesterday opened its new office in Manama.
The new facility, at the Gulf Building on the Government Avenue, was opened in the presence of the Chairman of Al Salam Travel and Royal Brunei Airlines’ Chief Executive Officer, Peter Foster, along with senior officials of the Civil Aviation Affairs, members of the travel trade and other invited guests.
Al Salam Travel has been the Royal Brunei general sales agent since 1991 to manage the airline’s passenger reservation, ticketing and sales functions in Bahrain. The larger office is expected to better serve the commercial and business community around the area.
The move is in line with the recent developments that have taken place within Royal Brunei Airlines in its ongoing commitment to provide passengers with superior product and services.
Foster said in March 2004, the airline introduced its new flatbed Sky Dreamer seats in its retrofitted B767 Business Class cabins. “The Sky Dreamer seat offers maximum comfort as it can extend to 75 inches when fully reclined. The podded seat feature and a personal pull-up screen provide extra privacy. Each seat comes equipped with in-seat power connector and a 10.4 inch personal TV.”
He said the new economy class seats featuring 8.4-inch personal TV5 have also been installed. “To complement the new seats, Royal Brunei has installed the latest series personal in-flight entertainment system in the entire cabin. The new system, branded as Sky Show, offers a new level of service with 17 video on-demand selections, 5 broadcast video channels, 10 games, 18 CD audio-on-demand and 12 channels of continuous audio entertainment in a variety of languages.”
The CEO said Sky Lounge, Royal Brunei Airlines premium lounge at the Brunei International Airport, was opened in January 2004.” Sky Lounge, which has a seating capacity of about 120, was designed and furnished with the comfort and convenience of the airline’s premium class passengers in mind.” He said in May 2003, the airline launched its own frequent flyer programme called Royal Skies. “The programme sets itself apart from other loyalty programmes with its straightforward simplicity and generosity in redeeming rewards.”
From Bahrain, the airline has an agreement with Emirates Airlines and carries passengers to Calcutta, India.
Last update on: 21-7-2004