Oman Air announces extra Eid flights

In addition to its scheduled 170 flights linking Muscat and Salalah during the period around the Eid holiday, and in view of the increased demand, Oman Air has announced that it will operate 36 extra flights between Oct. 19 and Nov. 2, thus totaling 206 flights in that period.
The additional flights represent more than double those extra flights operated during last year's Eid Al-Adha holiday period.
This will greatly facilitate the ease of movement between the two cities during this important occasion.
Oman Air, the flagship carrier of Oman and an official 4 Star airline (Skytrax 2011) was founded in 1993, the airline has since witnessed massive growth and has played a major role in making Muscat an important traffic hub in the Middle East, supporting the commercial, industrial and tourism sectors.
The airline currently operates direct international flights from Muscat to Gulf destinations, such as Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam and Kuwait, as well as Cairo, Beirut and Amman within the wider Middle East region.
In addition, Oman Air flies to ten destinations in India (Mumbai, Chennai, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Delhi, Lucknow, Bangalore, Kozhikode and Jaipur), Chittagong in Bangladesh, Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore in Pakistan, Kathmandu in Nepal and Colombo in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, Oman Air flies to the Maldives, Bangkok in Thailand and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and operates services to Zanzibar and Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania.
Its European destinations are London, Milan, Munich, Frankfurt, Paris and Zurich.
Also, Oman Air commenced a new daily service between Muscat and the Iranian capital Tehran from September 1 2012.
Oman Air also has a codeshare partnership with Emirates Airlines giving travelers better connectivity and an extended range of services between Dubai and Muscat.
Oman Air's fleet currently consists of four Airbus A330-200s, three Airbus A330-300s, 15 Boeing 737-700s/800s, three Embraer E175s and two ATR 42s.