Travel picks up in Oman, but high fares remain a hurdle

Travel picks up in Oman, but high fares remain a hurdle

“The one major concern is the rising fuel prices which continue to rise with growing demand for energy. The airline will have no option but to offset the losses by keeping fares high.” There have been signs of fares stabilising from the current levels in the coming months. One way fare to the Indian city of Mumbai on the national airline, Oman Air, costs around RO 111, and the return ticket from Mumbai will cost RO 92. These fares are for the first week of November. Around the Christmas season, fares for the same sector on Oman Air will be RO 78 (Muscat-Mumbai), while the return ticket fare will be around RO 109 in the first week of January. It may be noted that the airline will be operating only five flights a week against three daily flights in the pre-Covid days. On the Muscat-Kochi sector, tickets cost around RO 130 around Christmas, while the return fare will cost around RO 145. It may be noted that the Indian national airline, Air India, does not operate direct flights on the Muscat-Mumbai sector. With stops either in Ahmedabad or Delhi, the Air India fares cost around RO 280 to RO 300.