SalamAir has managed the COVID-19 crisis well: CEO

SalamAir has managed the COVID-19 crisis well: CEO

Muscat: Mohammed Ahmed, CEO of SalamAir, the Sultanate's low-cost carrier, has said that his company, like other firms in the airline sector, has been gravely affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic conditions. However, since SalamAir is a small company, it has been easier to manage the crisis, compared to major airlines in the region.In a statement to Oman News Agency (ONA), Mohammed Ahmed explained that SalamAir returned 30 percent of its fleet and kept only six aircraft considered among the best in the region. Over the past few months, SalamAir was able to operate 651 casual flights to 60 destinations to which the company carried more than 67,000 passengers. The flights eased, relatively, the losses of the company caused by lockdown on air travel locally and internationally in late March 2020.Mohammed