Oman Air launches third daily flight from Muscat to Mumbai

Arab News
Oman Air first launched flights to India in the 1990s and the demand for seats has grown exponentially among both business and leisure passengers.

Oman Air, the national carrier of Oman, has launched a third daily flight on its Muscat to Mumbai route.
Launched on Aug. 1, the 2-hour 50 minutes flight departs Muscat at 10.40 p.m. and arrives in Mumbai at 3.00 a.m. The return flight leaves Mumbai at 4.05 a.m. and reaches Muscat at 5.15 a.m. Oman Air already has two daily return flights between Muscat and Mumbai.
The new time slot is expected to prove popular especially with business travelers who can now take an evening flight and reach their destination early the next morning. Many convenient connections are also on offer for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) travelers. 
“The new flight is the latest move in Oman Air’s ambitious and dynamic program of fleet and network expansion and boosts Oman’s connection to India, which is an important trade partner for the Sultanate,” a press release said.
Oman Air first launched flights to India in the 1990s and the demand for seats has grown exponentially among both business and leisure passengers.
The airline is growing its weekly capacity to India with frequencies increasing on five of the airline’s 11 key Indian destinations. Bombay, Delhi and Hyderabad increase from twice daily to three times daily.
Calicut increases from once daily to three times daily and Lucknow increases from once daily to twice daily. This latest addition from Mumbai to Muscat increases the overall weekly frequency of flights to India from 154 to 161.
Abdulrahman Al-Busaidy, deputy CEO and COO of Oman Air, said:  “We are extremely happy to announce this new service between Muscat and Mumbai. The addition of this flight is part of our wider commitment to the Indian market. India is a key destination for Oman Air and the demand for all 11 of our Indian destinations has always been high. Increased frequencies offer yet more choice and convenience to our guests, who will now be able to leave Muscat in the evening and arrive in Mumbai the following morning. We are sure this new service will prove just as popular as our other Indian routes.”