Omani start-up SalamAir delays launch to Jan 30
Omani start-up SalamAir has delayed the launch of revenue flights to Jan 30. The LCC had been aiming for mid- to late-Dec 2016 to begin services. The airline’s first route will be between Muscat and the Arabian nation’s second city, Salalah, some 550 nm to the southwest, near the border with Yemen. Multiple daily flights are planned and will be followed by the company’s first international route, to Dubai, Feb 15. The airline will use 3 Airbus A320s on lease from LATAM Group, as its initial equipment. With a population of just 3.5m, the Omani market is relatively small, but SalamAir CE François Bouteiller said he believes there is strong demand for an LCC in the country, particularly on the Muscat-Salalah route. Both Bouteiller and his counterpart at Oman Air, CE Paul Gregorowitsch, have previously spoken of cooperating, rather than competing, on certain routes. <br/>
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Omani start-up SalamAir delays launch to Jan 30
Omani start-up SalamAir has delayed the launch of revenue flights to Jan 30. The LCC had been aiming for mid- to late-Dec 2016 to begin services. The airline’s first route will be between Muscat and the Arabian nation’s second city, Salalah, some 550 nm to the southwest, near the border with Yemen. Multiple daily flights are planned and will be followed by the company’s first international route, to Dubai, Feb 15. The airline will use 3 Airbus A320s on lease from LATAM Group, as its initial equipment. With a population of just 3.5m, the Omani market is relatively small, but SalamAir CE François Bouteiller said he believes there is strong demand for an LCC in the country, particularly on the Muscat-Salalah route. Both Bouteiller and his counterpart at Oman Air, CE Paul Gregorowitsch, have previously spoken of cooperating, rather than competing, on certain routes. <br/>
