Muscat Airport handles 1.2 million passengers in 2023

Muscat Airport handles 1.2 million passengers in 2023

Muscat: The number of passengers passing through the airports of the Sultanate of Oman (arrivals, departures, and transit) exceeded 1.41 million in January 2024, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).The number of arrivals through all airports of the Sultanate of Oman increased by 18 per cent, while the number of departures increased by 25 per cent compared to the same month in 2023, The number of International flights arriving and departing through various airports of the Sultanate of Oman was 8,541.The number of domestic and international air traffic through Muscat International Airport increased by 16 per cent to 8,756, compared to 7,550 flights during the same month of the previous year.The total number of passengers was also recorded. Domestic and international flights (arrivals, departures, and flight transfers) increased by 22.7 per cent to 1.29 million.Muscat Airport The number of international flights through Muscat International Airport increased to 8,090, or 16.5 per cent, in January, including 4,044 arrivals and 4,046 departures.The number of passengers through the airport also rose to 1.2 million, compared to 961,300 passengers in January 2023.The number of domestic flights through Muscat International Airport was 666, an increase of 9.5 per cent, including