| 02 Jul 2009 |
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New international flights begin landing in Salalah
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New flights announced for the Khareef season by GCC countries have begun landing at Salalah airport, officials said yesterday.
Its first direct flight from Riyadh, Saudi Arabian Airlines' special aircraft flew in tourists to Salalah yesterday.
The airline is operating five flights a week between Riyadh and Salalah to catch in on the tourist rush from that country during Khareef.
The airport also welcomed a group of journalists and tourists aboard Gulf Air's first flight to Salalah this season from the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Gulf Air has announced that it is operating three flights a week from Manama to Salalah. The flights will operate till mid September, officials said. Among other regional airlines, Jazeera Airways had started operating flights between Salalah Airport and Kuwait last month.
The airline is operating two flights a week from Kuwait, in addition to Al Saeedah Airline, which was recently added to its flights programme between Aden and Salalah.
Direct flights
Two direct flights had begun operating between Salalah and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the last two weeks, officials said.
National carrier Oman Air has, meanwhile, intensified domestic operations to Salalah with 41 flights a week. Passengers on the flights include not only domestic tourists but also foreign tourists who arrive from other flights, especially those who take connecting flights from Dubai, Oman Air officials said.
Oman Air currently operates four weekly flights between Dubai and Salalah, the officials said.
The direct flights to Salalah airport come within the framework of enhancing tourism activity between the GCC states during the Khareef season.
Travellers from all over the Gulf rush to Salalah and the surrounding tourist hotspots in the Governorate of Dhofar for a visual treat
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