Al Bateen Executive Airport's new DhabiJet tops big names in EBAN reader survey of best FBOs

Abu Dhabi, Feb 22, 2012 (WAM) - Al Bateen Executive Airport, operated and managed by Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), has entered the ranks of best Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) in the prestigious European Business Air News FBO Survey 2012. The magazine's aircraft owner readers, voting online and via a printed questionnaire, put Al Bateen's DhabiJet FBO at number four, making it the highest ranked FBO in the Middle East - one of just two FBOs in the Middle East to make the top twenty and ahead of many bigger long established international brands. "Abu Dhabi Airports Company is proud that DhabiJet, within its first year of operation, has entered the premier league of FBO operators. This is a ringing endorsement for the commitment the FBO team has made to enhance its services and facilities for flight crew," said Khalifa Al Mazrouei, Chairman of ADAC. Every EBAN reader of qualified aircraft operators has the opportunity to vote for their favorite FBOs from March 2011 to January 2012 and award them points for their facilities, services, staff and value for money. Each reader is provided with a personalised web page. Alternatively, they can cast votes via survey forms included in the magazine from September. The magazine asks for a score out of nine from each of four categories to determine the average. Al Bateen's accomplishment follows a record year which saw an 11% increase in overall commercial aviation movements compared with 2010 and more than 50% increase in visiting business aviation traffic, registering 8,775 commercial aircraft movements during 2011. The airport attracted 124 new first time international business aviation customers too, bolstering its reputation as the preferred business aviation destination or stop over in the Middle East. Al Bateen Executive's DhabiJet serves all the requirements of its dedicated business aviation clientele under the management and co-ordination of a single, highly trained DhabiJet customer service team. Its range of services include meet and greet, fuel, cabin cleaning, catering and limousine services. A modern two-storey crew lounge, inaugurated in November, is now fully operational. - Emirates News Agency, WAM