Oman Air to increase flight frequencies to key Indian sectors

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Press Trust of India Dubai
Last Updated : Nov 18 2015 | 2:57 PM IST
Oman's national carrier is set to increase flight frequencies to four of its key destinations in India, increasing its operations to a total of 126 flights per week.
The airline said that flights from Muscat to Bangalore and Kochi will increase from daily to double-daily and will operate 11 flights weekly to Lucknow and 10 flights to Jaipur.
"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," the airline said in a statement.
Oman Air flies to 19 destinations in the Indian subcontinent that include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, out of which 11 destinations are in India.
"Since we first launched flights to India in the 1990's, 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," Chief Executive Officer of Oman Air, Paul Gregorowitsch said.
Oman Air first launched flights to Goa in March 2015. The airline has since increased frequencies from four flights per week to six per week. Its flights to Bangalore serve both business and leisure travelers. Oman Air's increased frequencies to Kochi offer travellers access to Kerala.
Increased frequencies between Muscat, Goa, Bangalore, Kochi, Lucknow and Jaipur will further serve India's expatriate workforce, which enjoys a significant presence in Oman and the wider Gulf region.
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First Published: Nov 18 2015 | 2:57 PM IST

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