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Muscat Municipality has added more electric vehicle  (EV) charging stations in several locations in Muscat Governorate, including Al Khuwair Square and the Green Walkway in the Wilayat of Seeb The...

Muscat: More than 43,000 flights of the 78,500 scheduled flights have been cancelled in the Middle East since the start of the war on February 28 to date. According to Cirium, an aviation analytics...

MUSCAT - The Ministry of Transport and Communications and Information Technology has awarded the contract for the consultancy Study for developing the national Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Master Plan....

Notice In response to a media report, Muscat International Airport said it continues to welcome and facilitate private jet flights and business aviation operations. "Oman Airports remains committed...

Muscat: More than 32,500 flights of the 58,500 scheduled flights have been cancelled in the Middle East since the start of the war on February 28. According to Cirium aviation analytics company, 60...

Muscat: Oman Tourism Development Company (OMRAN Group) has invited bids for the master planning, detailed design, and construction supervision services for Wadi Shab Adventure Development. The bids...

With Omani airspace and its airports functioning normally, Muscat and the other three airports have been catering to the bulk of the Middle East air traffic over the past week, including the...

Muscat: Many foreign airlines and their respective governments have intensified efforts to evacuate their citizens from the Middle East, including in the Gulf.  It may be noted that Oman Airspace has...

Muscat: The Muscat-based airlines, Oman Air and SalamAir, have launched a unique special bus transfer to allow passengers from the UAE to travel to India via Muscat. It may be noted that flights out...

Muscat: Since the start of the Israel/US-Iran on February 28, 2026, there have been more than 32,000 flights scheduled to arrive or depart from the Middle East, of which 19,000 (54.88%) have been...

India's budget airline, Air India Express, will resume flight operations to and from Muscat from March 3, 2026. Meanwhile, its flights to and from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the...

As major airspaces in the region continue to be closed for civilian air traffic, including in the GCC, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for caution.     “We all hope...

The Iran crisis has unleashed severe disruption to global aviation in the GCC, which is likely to enter its third day on Monday. US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the war may continue for...

Muscat: The air traffic in the Middle East has been adversely affected following the US-Israel attacks on Iran.According to Cirium, Saudi Arabia reported 28 flight cancellations (2.19%) of the total...

Muscat: In light of the current developments taking place in some countries of the region, Oman Airports informed passengers heading to destinations that may be affected by the closure of some...

The Sultanate of Oman is one least affected in terms of flight cancellations, according to Cirium, the aviation analytics company, and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Oman has not closed the...

Muscat: Oman Airports has initiated the process for the development of the two regional airports in the Sultanate of Oman to boost regional connectivity, especially tourist places.  A new tender has...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman's main gateways, Muscat and Salalah, airports have been recognized as the best in the region by the Airports Council International (ACI) in its ASQ Customer Service...

Muscat: A total of 13 new services from the Royal Oman Police (ROP), the Ministry of Labor, and the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology (MTCIT)  are available through...

Muscat: Oman Airports has floated a tender for the design and build of pre-fabrication structural terminal buildings at Jabal Al Akhdar and Masirah. The last date to submit the tender is March 21,...