Oman Air revenues increase to US$1.21 billion

Oman Air opened new routes to Singapore, Goa and Dhaka, and carried 6.3 million passengers in 2015, up from 5.1 million in the previous year according to senior officials at the airline’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Oman Air’s headquarters in Muscat.

More than 28,000 round trips were flown, and capacity in 2015 rose to 20.5 billion, with an average seat occupancy of 71.4% being reached.

Oman Air chairman Darwish Bin Ismail Bin Ali Al Balushi noted: “As our fleet grows in size, the on-board comforts that it offers are benefitting from a range of improvements. We have worked hard, with our partners at Muscat International Airport to improve connections and customers are now enjoying reduced waiting times and greater convenience.”

In total, Oman Air’s staff at Muscat International Airport handled 47,823 flights and 10.3 million passengers over the course of the year.