MUSCAT: The number of passengers passing through the airports of the Sultanate of Oman increased by 16.8 per cent by the end of March 2024, recording 3.840 million, compared to 3.287 million by the end of March 2023.
Preliminary statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information showed the number of passengers traveling through Muscat International Airport reached 3,482,325 passengers, an increase of 17.7 per cent. They traveled on 25,204 flights, with an increase in the number of flights of 13.8 percent by the end of March 2024.
Among the flights were 23,237 international flights on which 3,232,76 passengers traveled, and 1,967 domestic flights on which 250,249 passengers traveled.
Indians topped the number of passengers traveling through Muscat International Airport during the month of March, with the number of arrivals reaching 79,810 passengers and 77,646 departing passengers, followed by Bangladeshis with 14,469 arriving passengers and 20,909 departing passengers, then Pakistanis with 24,097 arriving passengers, and 20,191 departing passengers.
The number of passengers traveling through Salalah Airport reached 325,035 passengers, an increase of 6.7 per cent. They traveled on 2,288 flights, an increase in the number of flights of 4.8 per cent.
The number of international flights through Salalah Airport reached 1,218 flights, carrying 162,651 passengers, while the number of domestic flights reached 1,70 flights, carrying 162,384 passengers.
The number of passengers traveling through Sohar Airport reached 17,462 passengers on 154 flights, while the number of passengers traveling through Duqm Airport reached 15,532 passengers on 156 flights. — ONA
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