Travelling to Oman: Here is what you need to do before you leave

Travelling to Oman: Here is what you need to do before you leave

Muscat: Passengers flying to the Sultanate of Oman have been reminded of the pre-boarding procedures they are required to follow, as part of precautions taken against COVID-19. The Civil Aviation Authority issued the procedures after Covaxin was named an approved vaccine approved in the Sultanate."All arrivals to the Sultanate, before boarding the plane, are obligated to present a vaccine certificate, inclusive of verification (QR) codes," said the advisory. There are nine COVID vaccines approved in Oman: Pfizer/BioNTech, the Covishield and Oxford variants of the AstraZeneca jab, Sputnik, Sinovac, Moderna, Sinopharm, and Covaxin, as well as the single-shot Janssen vaccine. All travellers to Oman must have received their last vaccine dose at least two weeks prior to their expected arrival time in Oman. A negative PCR test is also mandatory for all passengers arriving in Oman. The test, however, can be taken either before boarding the flight, or on arrival. Those who do present a negative PCR test taken from an approved laboratory, before travelling to Oman, are exempt from quarantine, provided the test features a QR code. For long flights of a duration more than eight hours, tests must be taken at least 96 hours prior to the scheduled time