Russia-Oman direct flights, suspended in July, resume on Oct 29

MOSCOW. Nov 5 (Interfax) - Direct flights between Moscow and Oman's Muscat resumed on October 29, the Russian Economic Development Ministry said.

The flights were resumed by Oman Air from Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport using Boeing 737-8 planes. The declared flight frequency is three flights per week. It will be increased to five flights per week from December 1, and to six flights per week from December 25.

"The Russian tourist flow to Oman stood at 39,000 trips in 2023, which was nearly twice as many as in 2019. The number of Omani tourists visiting Russia has grown by more than six times to 2,600 trips during this half of the year compared to the previous year," director of the ministry's department Nikita Kondratyev was quoted by the press service as saying.

The Oman Air flight program between Moscow and Muscat was suspended on July 1, 2024. The tourist flow from Russia to Oman was rather low, but Oman Air flights had "excellent transit potential with regard to a whole number of destinations", above all the Indian Ocean coast, Association of Tour Operators of Russia Vice President Artur Muradyan said.