16.4 per cent jump in air travellers in Oman
Published: 02:06 PM,Jun 11,2024 | EDITED : 06:06 PM,Jun 11,2024
Indian nationals topped the number of passengers traveling through Muscat International Airport.
MUSCAT: The number of passengers passing through the Sultanate of Oman’s airports by end of April 2024 increased by 16.4 per cent to reach 4,901,796 on board 36,042 flights, compared to 4,209,846 passengers on board 32,071 flights during the same period last year.
Preliminary statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information showed that the number of passengers traveling through Muscat International Airport by the end of April 2024 reached about 4,430,119, an increase of 16.8 per cent, on 32,520 flights, an increase in the number of flights of 12.4 percent.
Among the flights were 29,862 international flights on which 4,097,728 passengers traveled, and 2,658 domestic flights on which 332,391 passengers traveled.
Indian nationals topped the number of passengers traveling through Muscat International Airport during the month of April, with the number of arrivals reaching 89,206 passengers and 83,855 departing passengers, followed by Pakistani nationals with 21,191 arriving passengers and 19,532 departing passengers, then Bangladeshi nationals with 12,829 arriving passengers and 20,597 departing passengers.
The number of passengers traveling through Salalah Airport reached 429,181, an increase of 9.9 per cent. They traveled on 3,122 flights, an increase in flights of 9.9 per cent.
The number of international flights through Salalah Airport reached 1,660, carrying 214,934 passengers, while the number of domestic flights reached 1,462, carrying 214,247 passengers.
The number of passengers through Sohar Airport reached 22,390 on 192 flights, while the number of passengers through Duqm Airport reached 20,106 on 208 flights. — ONA
Preliminary statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information showed that the number of passengers traveling through Muscat International Airport by the end of April 2024 reached about 4,430,119, an increase of 16.8 per cent, on 32,520 flights, an increase in the number of flights of 12.4 percent.
Among the flights were 29,862 international flights on which 4,097,728 passengers traveled, and 2,658 domestic flights on which 332,391 passengers traveled.
Indian nationals topped the number of passengers traveling through Muscat International Airport during the month of April, with the number of arrivals reaching 89,206 passengers and 83,855 departing passengers, followed by Pakistani nationals with 21,191 arriving passengers and 19,532 departing passengers, then Bangladeshi nationals with 12,829 arriving passengers and 20,597 departing passengers.
The number of passengers traveling through Salalah Airport reached 429,181, an increase of 9.9 per cent. They traveled on 3,122 flights, an increase in flights of 9.9 per cent.
The number of international flights through Salalah Airport reached 1,660, carrying 214,934 passengers, while the number of domestic flights reached 1,462, carrying 214,247 passengers.
The number of passengers through Sohar Airport reached 22,390 on 192 flights, while the number of passengers through Duqm Airport reached 20,106 on 208 flights. — ONA