Oman airports see surge in traffic

Oman airports saw a surge in traffic in the past year with the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), recording a total number of 9,876,762 passengers, arriving, departing and transiting, by the end of 2022.

Muscat International Airport turned out to be one of the favourites for Indian travellers as they topped the list of passengers flying through the airport. According to NCSI, a total of 147,032 Indian travellers used Muscat International Airport for arriving, departing and transiting by the end of December 2022.

They were followed by Bangladesh travellers with 53,130 and Pakistan nationals (39,853). The number of incoming and outgoing international flights through Muscat, Salalah and Sohar airports increased by 128 percent and hit a mark of 65,220 flights by the end of December 2022.