Oman wants new airline to set up base in Salalah
Oman’s airport operator wants new airline Salam Air to set up its base at Salalah International Airport, a move it believes would increase the profile of the country’s second largest airport. A new 2m-passenger (capacity) terminal opened at Salalah International in June replacing the old 500,000-passenger terminal. Meanwhile, Oman awarded a licence to state-owned Muscat National Development and Investment Company in January to establish budget carrier Salam Air, the country’s second airline. “We are pushing them to go to Salalah but I think they are pushing back to stay in Muscat,” Oman Airports Management Company chief executive Aimen Ahmad Sultan Al Hosni said Monday. The budget airline will start operations by early 2017 as per an agreement with Oman’s aviation authority and plans to fly medium and short-haul flights.<br/>
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Oman wants new airline to set up base in Salalah
Oman’s airport operator wants new airline Salam Air to set up its base at Salalah International Airport, a move it believes would increase the profile of the country’s second largest airport. A new 2m-passenger (capacity) terminal opened at Salalah International in June replacing the old 500,000-passenger terminal. Meanwhile, Oman awarded a licence to state-owned Muscat National Development and Investment Company in January to establish budget carrier Salam Air, the country’s second airline. “We are pushing them to go to Salalah but I think they are pushing back to stay in Muscat,” Oman Airports Management Company chief executive Aimen Ahmad Sultan Al Hosni said Monday. The budget airline will start operations by early 2017 as per an agreement with Oman’s aviation authority and plans to fly medium and short-haul flights.<br/>
