Muscat: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has allowed the airlines to operate two flights per week to each of its existing scheduled destinations from October 1.
CAA will carry out an assessment of the new operating protocols at Duqm Airport, following which it will announce new guidelines for the partial resumption of scheduled flights from October 1, 2020.
The authority said that it will soon announce operating controls for the limited level of air transport for scheduled flights from October 1, 2020.
This comes within the framework of assessing the level of application of aviation health and safety protocols Covid-19 at the Sultanate's airports.
In an interview with Oman News Agency, Captain Mohamed Ahmed, CEO of SalamAir welcomed the decision of the Supreme Committee to partially open the Muscat International Airport and hoped that the sector will be fully operational soon.
"SalamAir intends to operate its flights to most of its former destinations," he said.
SalamAir will operate flights to Istanbul, Shiraz, and Tehran, Dubai, and some Gulf destinations, such as the Emirate of Dubai.
"The UAE is a popular destination due to the postponement of the school year to November in Oman. The Sultanate will witness a large number of tourists in the coming months as the weather will gradually start to get moderate in the coming months across the region."
Oman Air will also return to scheduled service from October 1 with flights to 16 cities in 12 countries.
The airline will connect Muscat with London, Istanbul, Frankfurt, Cairo, Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi, Dubai, Doha, Dar Es Salaam, Zanzibar, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Lahore, and Islamabad, with more destinations to be added in the near future.
Flights to India are subject to Indian authorities lifting restrictions for scheduled international passenger flights.
Scheduled service will also connect Muscat and Khasab.
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