Aviation sector

“Technology is a critical focus point for us this year, we are investing in technology for all our operating businesses; we are recognising the efforts put in earlier in terms of having the right infrastructure for the country and having movable assets in place, but now, our focus is on how to build a digital world with all the entities.”

“Within the aviation sector, initially, we are moving with the transformation strategy on Oman Air which is very crucial for us to ensure that there is sustainable traffic to Oman that can allow us to increase our pointto-point traffic,” Al Hinai said.

“Another plan for us this year is to exploit our airports in terms of their commercial and operational positioning. We also plan on maximising the sector’s impact through other sectors, and this will be done by looking at how the aviation sector can enable other sectors in terms of their requirements; so, focusing on our sea-to-air model or our engagement with the Ministry of Tourism to study ways in which we can bring larger crowds of tourists to the country,” added Al Hinai.

On February 20, the Ministry of Transport and Communications held a press conference where the minister reviewed all the purposed plans for 2019. During the event, Al Hinai presented the plans for the aviation sector, which include “focusing on digitisation and cybersecurity, implementing the Air Cargo Strategy to enhance the capacity to transport 780,000 tonnes through air by 2030, and developing long-term initiatives for the sector to enable tourism services through the development of a comprehensive electronic system.”