Oman, Japan sign agreement for direct passenger, cargo flights

Muscat – The Sultanate of Oman and Japan signed an agreement on Tuesday to allow the national carriers to extend their operational networks and begin planning to operate direct passenger and air cargo flights between the airports of the two countries, with the possibility of flights stopping at intermediate points for commercial purposes.

The talks also opened the way for airlines to enter into arrangements and marketing cooperative alliances on flights between the two countries to operate according to what is known as code-sharing between airlines.

The air transport talks between the Sultanate of Oman and Japan, which were held on April 21 and 22, 2025, concluded at the headquarters of the Civil Aviation Authority within the framework of the CAA's efforts to increase air transport traffic at the Sultanate of Oman's airports, to develop them in line with the growing tourism and economic activity between the Sultanate of Oman and various countries.

Eng. Naif bin Ali bin Hamad al Abri, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), said “The agreements signed today by the heads of the two delegations in the talks includes several operational matters, including the agreement to raise air transport rights between the two countries, allowing the national carriers of both countries to extend their operational networks and begin planning to operate direct passenger and air cargo flights between the airports of the two countries, with the possibility of flights stopping at intermediate points for commercial purposes. The talks also opened the way for airlines to enter into arrangements and marketing cooperative alliances on flights between the two countries to operate according to what is known as code-sharing between airlines,” he said.