Here is why 34 flights from India to Oman carried only 141 passengers

  • Date: 16-Jun-2021
  • Source: Times of Oman
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:Oman
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Here is why 34 flights from India to Oman carried only 141 passengers

All the passengers who arrived were from the category not covered by the ongoing entry ban like Omani citizens, diplomats, healthcare workers, and their family members. Muscat: Only 141 passengers have travelled to Oman from India, on the 34 flights that operated between June 7 and June 13, 2021, according to data published by the Civil Aviation Authority. All of the passengers who did arrive in Oman are from the category of passengers who are not covered by the ongoing entry ban. Categories of people excluded from the entry ban include Omani citizens, as well as diplomats, healthcare workers, and their families. Oman Air operated 14 flights, on which a total of 58 passengers travelled to Oman. This included 14 citizens and 44 foreign nationals, at a rate of less than five passengers a flight. SalamAir organised just the one aircraft, on which two Omanis returned home. On board eight Air India flights were a total of 34 passengers, 33 of whom were foreign nationals, while on 11 Air India Express flights between the two countries were 45 foreign nationals and two Omani citizens. "The Civil Aviation Authority would like to note that flights between the Sultanate and the Republic