Oman Air adds extra flights to meet Salalah demand

Oman Air has added extra flights between Salalah-Muscat-Salalah to meet the demand due to the increasing volume of passengers.
Demand to Salalah during the khareef season, which started since June, is unprecedented due to the excellent season, and the ongoing Salalah Tourism Festival (STF) is an added attraction for the visitors to the Dhofar governorate.
Oman Air has added frequencies to the Muscat-Salalah-Muscat route. The airline operated 9 to 11 daily flights in this sector, since June 1 till Aug. 19, and 11 to 13 daily flights from Aug. 20 till Sept. 15.
An additional 306 flights were introduced in this sector during the months of June, July, August and September, taking the total number of flights during this period to 1,054.
The STF, which opened on Aug. 10 and will run until Sept. 6, is a celebration of the history, culture, traditions and landscapes of the Governorate of Dhofar, of which Salalah is an important city.
Ahmed Alamri, country manager, Oman, Oman Air, said: “As the national carrier of Oman and official carrier of STF, we are providing extra flights to Salalah to cope with the increased demand largely for Omani families as well as visitors from GCC countries and beyond. We are happy that the number of visitors to Salalah is increasing from different Oman Air stations, due to increased flights, which give the passengers more choice and attracts more visitors to this verdant city.”
It has always been a practice with Oman Air to provide additional flights to Salalah during the khareef season and the STF.
Oman Air increased flights between the 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.