Oman Air boosts Salalah capacity
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In a bid to cater to increased passenger demand, Oman Air has added extra flights between Salalah-Muscat-Salalah. This is particularly for Salalah during the Khareef season, which started since June. In addition, there is the on-going Salalah Tourism Festival which is also an added attraction for the visitors to Governorate of Dhofar.
The airline operated up to 9 to 11 daily flights in this sector, since 1 June till 19 August, and up to 11 to 13 daily flights from 20 August till 15 September.
The Governorate of Dhofar and the Carrier’s has emphasised the importance of promoting tourism within the Sultanate. In light of this, an additional 306 flights were introduced in this sector during the months of June, July, August and September. This took total number of flights during this period to 1054.
Ahmed Alamri, country manager – Oman, Oman Air, said: “We are sure that with these additions, more discerning passengers can take a breaks in Salalah which is proving to be a refreshing respite. We are also happy that number of visitors to Salalah is increasing from different Oman Air stations, due to increased flights, which give passengers more choice.”
Oman Air increased flights between two cities from 210 to 291 flights in June, 217 to 274 flights in July, 216 to 328 flights in August and 105 to 161 flights in September, resulting in a total of 88, 536 additional seats being offered during these months.
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