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Oman Air to add Saudi Arabia to network with Riyadh and Jeddah routes

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Oman Air to add Saudi Arabia to network with Riyadh and Jeddah routes
Oman Air, the national carrier of Sultanate of Oman which is 82% owned by the Government, is scheduled to launch its inaugural flight to Riyadh and Jeddah this month. It will fill the gap in the market left by Gulf Air when it halted direct operations to these destinations from Muscat this earlier this year. Ziad Bin Karim Al Haremi, Chief Executive Officer of Oman Air, stated “We will be flying two times a week from Seeb International Airport in Muscat the Omani Capital, to both Riyadh and Jeddah. Everything is ready: Our maintenance crew, pilots, and flight attendants,”

“The opportunity for us was granted to establish direct air links with one of the Middle East's key destinations…We look forward to growing trade and tourism links between Oman and KSA by providing the opportunity to the people in and around Riyadh and Jeddah to travel to the Sultanate for the first time or just more often."

Riyadh and Jeddah are Oman Air's first destinations in Saudi Arabia and the 13 in the Middle East. Other key destinations in the region include Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain, Doha, Kuwait, Cairo, Amman, and Beirut.

The launch of the new routes is in line with Oman Air’s 2007 strategy, which was initiated to expand its services in the Middle East and increase its leisure travel focus. The carrier will aim to cater to Arab nationals, western expatriates and the returning Asian migrant work population.

The carrier is exploring new opportunities to enhance its operations to the Middle East and significantly expand its network of long haul international overseas destinations. Adding new destinations and increasing frequencies to the region is “a vital component of our strategy” according to Al Haremi.

He added: "By adding new destinations and increasing frequencies to our services at Seeb International Airport, we are creating a long haul network and profile that will further build and enhance our reputation in this market."

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