Bahrain Air which was operating out of Kochi and Kozhikode for the past four years has extended its services to Thiruvananthapuram with four flights a week.

The airline is likely to introduce daily flights during the summer months, said Bahrain Air's CEO Richard Nuttall, who was in Thiruvananthapuram to announce the airline's expansion plans. 

Bahrain Air has been trying to bag the Thiruvananthapuram sector for years.

The Kerala sector constitutes 80% of Bahrain Air's India operations. Out of the 21 weekly flights to India, 17 fly to Kerala.

Nuttall who was on the first flight from Bahrain that arrived here on Friday said: "It was fully booked, the return flight has 75% passenger capacity. This is remarkable considering that the bookings opened only 10 days ago. Bahrain Air is now positioning itself as a premium value carrier with two-class service."

The flight leaves Bahrain at 9.25pm (Bahrain time) and arrives at the Trivandrum International Airport at 4.15am. The return flight leaves Thiruvananthapuram at 5am and arrives at 7.30am (Bahrain time).