Oman air travel is taking off, with an increase of 71.5 per cent in the total number of passengers travelling through airports in the country.
The number of passengers until the end of May 2023 reached 5,223,992 as against 3,045,519 passengers during the corresponding period in 2022, according to the latest reported preliminary data released by the National Centre for Statistics and information (NCSI).
The total number of passengers via Muscat International Airport stood at 4,718,497, comprising a rise by 79.5 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year.
Oman airport passenger increase
Those passengers travelled onboard 36,315 flights, constituting an increase of 65.6 per cent.
Meanwhile, the number of passengers via Salalah Airport increased by 32.7 per cent to reach 470,950 passengers onboard 3,468 flights, with an increase in the number of flights amounting to 26.4 per cent, compared to the same period in 2022.
The total number of passengers via Sohar Airport reached 6,999 passengers on board 110 flights, while the number of passengers via Duqm Airport reached 27,546 passengers on 258 flights.
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