TravTalk India Online Magazine
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has commenced a third daily flight between Muscat and Mumbai, starting this August.
Oman Air’s new daily flight between Muscat and Mumbai is the latest move in the airline’s ambitious plan of fleet and network expansion. The 2-hour 50-minute flight departs Muscat at 2240 hours to arrive in Mumbai at 0300 hours. The return flight leaves Mumbai at 0405 hours and reaches Muscat at 0515 hours. The new time slot might just prove to be popular for business travellers, allowing them to take an evening flight and reach their destination early next morning. The airline already flies twice daily on the Muscat-Mumbai route, with the outgoing flights departing Muscat at 0120 hours and 0900 hours, arriving in Mumbai at 0540 hours and 1320 hours respectively. The returning flights leave Mumbai at 1615 hours and 0655 hours, reaching Muscat at 1730 hours and 0810 hours respectively.
Abdulrahman Al-Busaidy, Deputy CEO & Chief Commercial Officer, Oman Air, says, “The addition of this flight is part of our wider commitment to the Indian market. India is a key destination for Oman Air and the demand for all 11 of our Indian destinations has always been high. Increased frequencies offer yet more choice and convenience to our guests, who will now be able to leave Muscat in the evening and arrive in Mumbai the following morning.”Oman Air is currently growing its weekly capacity to India with frequencies increasing on five of the airline’s 11 key Indian destinations. While frequencies in Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad has increased from twice daily to three times daily, the frequency in Calicut has increased from once daily to thrice daily and for Lucknow, it has increased from once daily to twice daily. With the latest flight, the overall weekly frequency of Oman Air flights to India has increased from 154 to 161. Oman Air also launched a direct connection between Salalah and Calicut in the beginning of the year. This frequency growth is in line with the revised Air Services agreement between the Government of Oman and India in December 2016, when the number of weekly seats was increased from 21,145 to 27,405
Oman Air is currently growing its weekly capacity to India with frequencies increasing on five of the airline’s 11 key Indian destinations. While frequencies in Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad has increased from twice daily to three times daily, the frequency in Calicut has increased from once daily to thrice daily and for Lucknow, it has increased from once daily to twice daily. With the latest flight, the overall weekly frequency of Oman Air flights to India has increased from 154 to 161. Oman Air also launched a direct connection between Salalah and Calicut in the beginning of the year. This frequency growth is in line with the revised Air Services agreement between the Government of Oman and India in December 2016, when the number of weekly seats was increased from 21,145 to 27,405.
