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Oman- Increased passenger traffic at Muscat airport

Global Arab Network - - Mohamed Tamer

Sunday, 23 August 2009 11:20

The number of arrival and departure passengers through Muscat International Airport has increased by 6 per cent up to July of the current year compared to the same period of the year 2008. Statistics shows an increase in the arrival passengers by 4 per cent to 1,000,431 passengers ending in July 2009 comparing to 963,282 passengers for the same period of the year 2008. The number of departing passengers has also increased by 8 per cent to 977,560 passengers ending in July this year comparing to 907,113 passengers for the same period of the year 2008.

The increase in arrival and departure traffic into Muscat International Airport is attributed to the increase of the number of flights to most of the airlines operating into Muscat. The total passenger traffic (including transit and transfer passengers through Muscat International Airport has increased by 8 per cent to 2,545,525 passengers for the period ending in July 2009 compared to 2,350,467 passengers for the same period of 2008. In terms of air cargo traffic at Muscat International airport, Aviation Statistics indicate a decline in the total unloaded and loaded freight by 1 per cent, with total shipment (33,514 tonnes) compared to (33,696 tonnes) in the same period in 2008.

Salalah Airport has witnessed a marginal increase in the total number of arriving and departing passengers to 239,445 passengers for the period ending in July in 2009 compared to 234,432 passengers for the same period of 2008. As for the movement of air cargo at Salalah Airport, freight traffic has recorded 10 per cent rise in total unloaded and loaded freight, bringing the shipment to 744 tonnes till July 2009 compared to (674 tonnes) in the same-period in 2008.

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