Oman: Passenger arrivals up 94%, departures up 113% at airports

Oman: Passenger arrivals up 94%, departures up 113% at airports

Muscat – The number of passengers arriving at Oman’s airports increased 94 per cent in February this year compared to the same period of 2022.

Data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) shows the number of departing passengers also increased 113 per cent year on year in February 2023.

The number of international flights (arrivals and departures) from airports in Muscat, Salalah and Sohar went up 112.4 per cent to 14,250 in February 2023, compared to 6,708 in the same period in 2022.

The total number of arrivals, departures and transit passengers was 2,231,451 in February this year.

NCSI figures indicate that the number of arriving and departing flights (international and domestic) through Muscat International Airport increased 102.3 per cent to 14,602 – carrying 2,004,924 passengers, up 117.2 per cent – in February 2023.

Salalah Airport recorded a 38.9 per cent increase in the number of international and domestic flights to 1,482 – carrying 210,865 passengers, up 43 per cent – in February this year.

Sixty international flights – carrying 4,277 passengers – arrived and departed from Sohar Airport in February 2023.

In the NCSI stats on nationality of travellers through Muscat International Airport, Indians topped the list of departing and arriving passengers