More than 308,000 people arrived in Bahrain in one week ahead of the festive season, official figures indicate.
Bahrain witnessed 308,385 people enter the country between December 17 and December 23, according to the assistant undersecretary for ports, search and follow-up at the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports & Residence (GDNPR).
Arrivals from Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries crossing the King Fahd Causeway totalled 248,863, according to the GDNPR.
An additional 59,163 landed at Bahrain International Airport, and 359 came in through ports during the same period.
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Figures indicate that the 25-km causeway, Bahrain’s only terrestrial link with a neighbouring country, remained the principal route used by travellers entering the country.
According to official figures, 281,755,297 people have used the causeway since it was opened in the end of 2014, an average of 26,618 travellers a day.
Authorities in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have also issued statements about increasing the number of lanes to help deal with traffic congestion, particularly during the weekends and holidays.
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