Muscat airport welcomes Air Arabia Egypt’s inaugural flight

Muscat airport welcomes Air Arabia Egypt’s inaugural flight

MUSCAT – Air Arabia Egypt has started operation of two weekly flights between Cairo International Airport and Muscat International Airport. The inaugural flight was greeted by a water salute to mark the start of direct flights on Thursday.The decision to operate Air Arabia Egypt flights to Muscat comes in response to the growing demand for travel between the two countries, both for tourism and business. The flight leaving the Cairo International Airport at 2:45 pm local time will arrive in Muscat at 6:35 pm Oman time.On this occasion, Samer al Nabhani, Chief Commercial Operations at Oman Airports, said, “On behalf of the executive department and my colleagues at Oman Airports, we are celebrating the successful launch of new direct flights between Muscat International Airport and Cairo International Airport — one of the most prominent destinations in the Middle East. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to our employees and our strategic partners for their unyielding efforts to attract more international flights to the Sultanate's gateways.“That being said, both charter flights and commercial flights provide vital links for the tourism and commercial activity between Oman and the rest of the world.“Moreover, the Sultanate combines touristic features with various investment opportunities