Muscat airport air passengers on the rise
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The overall passenger traffic (including transit and transfer) through Muscat International Airport has increased by 20% to 3,749,000 passengers till June compared to 3,114,452 passengers for the same period of 2011. Statistics shows an increase in the arrival passengers by 23% to 1,893,771 till June compared to 1,541,897 for the same period last year. The number of departing passengers has also increased by 18% to 1,808, 359 compared to 1,535,803 for the same period in 2011. In terms of air cargo traffic at Muscat airport, Aviation Statistics indicate an increase in the total unloaded and loaded freight by 23%, with total shipment of 59,007 tonnes compared to 48,099 tonnes during the same period last year.
Meanwhile, Salalah Airport has also witnessed a 25% increase in the total number of arriving and departing passengers to 294,209 for the period ending June compared to 236,288 for the same period in 2011. Regarding air cargo movement at Salalah Airport , freight traffic recorded a rise of 4% in total unloaded and loaded freight, bringing the shipment to 670 tonnes till June compared to 646 tonnes during the same period in 2011.