Oman Air is set to increase frequencies on four of its key destinations to India to add more than 5,000 seats to the country.
The number of flights from Muscat to Goa will increase from six per week to one a day while flights to Bangalore, Kochi and Trivandrum will increase from daily to double-daily.
The additional flights will offer a total of 5,131 more seats to the four named destinations, and will be operated using Boeing 737-800 and 737-900 aircraft.
Once the uplift in frequencies has been introduced, Oman Air will operate a total of 126 frequencies per week between Muscat and its destinations in India.
Earlier this year, Oman Air’s CEO Paul Gregorowitsch called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer the airline more landing rights in India.
The airline’s top official said there was currently an imbalance in seat entitlements between India and Oman compared to airlines from other countries in the Gulf region.
Oman Air flies to 19 destinations in the Indian subcontinent that include the core lands of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, out of which 11 destinations in India.
Gregorowitsch said in a statement: “We are delighted to be offering thousands more air travellers the opportunity to fly between Muscat and four of our key destinations in India.
“Since we first launched flights to India in the 1990s, demand for seats aboard Oman Air’s outstanding aircraft has been consistently high. We will now offer daily or double-daily flights to all eleven of our destinations in India.
“We are confident that our additional flights will be greeted with enthusiasm by both existing customers and those who are new to Oman Air. On behalf of Oman Air, I would like to thank the Indian Government for their very positive response to our proposals.”
Oman Air said its increased frequencies between Muscat, Goa, Bangalore, Kochi and Trivandrum will further serve India’s expatriate workforce, which enjoys a significant presence in Oman and the wider Gulf region.
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