Muscat: Although Oman airports remain closed due to COVID-19 pandemic, 64,000 passengers have travelled through Muscat International Airport (MIA) in special flights in over three months.

According to statistics issued by Oman Airports, as many as 5,455 flights landed and departed from the Muscat International Airport between March 23 to June 27, 2020.

Officials said that flights via Oman’s airports dropped by 85 per cent while the number of passengers dropped by 90 per cent compared to last"...

Oman Airport Cities, an ambitious initiative by Oman Aviation Group (OAG) to create new economic clusters around the nation’s international and domestic airports, opens up an array of investment opportunities encompassing logistics, cargo storage, light manufacturing, processing, hospitality and ecommerce, among other areas.

An overview of the broad range of opportunities linked to the landmark project was presented during a webinar organised"...

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The Saudi Arabian Embassy in Oman has announced that Oman Air and SalamAir have resumed flights from Muscat to the Kingdom temporarily to enable its citizens to return home.

The Saudi embassy has confirmed that its citizens residing in the sultanate can directly contact the airlines to arrange their travel through the numbers 0096899239394 and 0096824699507.

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Oman Airports achieved its ambitious vision 2020 with the announcement by Airport Council International (ACI) that Muscat International Airport has been ranked in 7th place worldwide in the 2019 ACI Best Airport Awards recognising airports in the ‘15-25mn passengers’ category.

Salalah Airport too continued its progress and was ranked 4th in the category"...

Airports Council International (ACI) World has today revealed the winners of its world-renowned Airport Service Quality Awards.

The awards recognize those airports around the world that deliver the best customer experience in the opinion of their own passengers.

This year, 140 awards have been won by 84 individual airports. The full list of winners can be found here.

Muscat: Oman Air has waived date change fees for new bookings made in March in response to the coronavirus crisis.

The policy is available for customers who purchased tickets from March 6 until May 31, 2020.

In a statement issued to the media on Saturday, Oman Air said: “Starting 6 March, 2020, Oman Air has removed change fees for all tickets purchased from now through till 31 May, 2020. The waiver applies to all tickets, all fare types and all destinations – for travel through 31 October,"...

Oman budget carrier SalamAir has signed a contract with Petroleum Development of Oman (PDO) to operate flights to airports in the oil concession areas of Fahud, Marmul and Qarn Alam.

As per the agreement, over 14 rotations consisting of 40 sectors will be operated by SalamAir to PDO fields in Fahud, Marmul and Qarn Alam. SalamAir will assign the newly acquired Airbus A320 Neo for the operations in these routes.

The agreements were signed by PDO’s Technical Director Sami Baqi Al Lawati and Captain"...

The recently announced Muscat Airport City could attract investments of over $1.5 billion over the next 20 years, according to officials.

Part of the Sultanate’s National Aviation Strategy 2030, Muscat Airport City will be established in several phases, according to Oman Aviation Group.

“The plan aims to achieve the highest levels of utilisation of the new"...

Muscat, March 1 – Oman Air will revisit its national priorities and its role in enabling tourism to diversify the economy for sustainable growth.
As per the national aviation strategy for 2030, the airline will focus on developing a route network (as a destination airline) that brings direct inbound tourists. The company will focus on partnerships with airlines to enlarge the network in target markets. The product offering in the airline will be tailored for tourists passengers which include offering authentic"...

Muscat: As part of the National Aviation Strategy 2030, the Oman Aviation Group is adopting a master plan to launch Muscat Airport City.

The plan aims to achieve the highest levels of utilisation of the new airport’s high capacity and increasing air traffic. It also takes advantage of the land areas surrounding the airport to create a stimulating environment for the establishment of aviation-related projects.

Mustafa Al Hinai, Group CEO, Oman Aviation Group, said, “The city is meant for"...