Muscat - Salam Air will expand its operations by adding a new destination in Europe this summer.
Captain Ahmed bin Mohammed al Shethani, CEO of SalamAir, said, "The company’s new destination will be the city of Tirana in the Republic of Albania, from mid-June, with two flights per week. Tirana is a seasonal destination that will be operated during the summer period.
He added that Salam Air will restart seasonal routes starting mid-June from Muscat to Baku in Azerbaijan, Trabzon in Turkey, and Almaty in Kazakhstan.
Al Shethani also confirmed that Salam Air will operate four daily flights from Muscat to Salalah, in addition to linking Salalah to Sohar, adding that Salam Air will operate flights to Salalah from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates and Manama in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
that SalamAir currently operates flights to some local and international stations, including Salalah, Duqm, Masirah, and the GCC in addition to some Arab, Asian, and European countries.
He explained that Salam Air's fleet currently consists of 13 new Airbus A321neo and A320 aircraft, which are among the most modern aircraft in the region, in addition to an Airbus A321 freighter.
He explained that during the year 2023, SalamAir was able to transport more than 2.7 million passengers, an increase of 28 percent compared to the previous year, and this comes as confirmation of the positive role that SalamAir plays in enhancing the tourism and service sectors in the Sultanate of Oman.
Salam Air has managed to qualify more than 60 Omani pilots through its aeronautical engineering training program, is also working to train about 45 engineers to obtain an aeronautical engineering license.
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