SalamAir’s maiden flight from Muscat to Alexandria

MADIHA ASIF madiha@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: SalamAir, Oman’s first budget airline, launched its first direct flight to Alexandria in Egypt yesterday.

It took off from the Muscat International Airport at 6.45pm and arrived in Egypt’s secondlargest city at around 11pm (Muscat time).

Talking to the Times of Oman at the inaugural ceremony, Captain Mohamed Ahmed, CEO of SalamAir, said: “It is a very exciting time for us. This is our first flight to Egypt which is a fantastic destination, and Alexandria is well famous for its history and being a tourist destination. The relation between Oman and Egypt is extremely good and there is a lot of family and friends visit. We hope that this will be the start and we fly to more cities in Egypt in the future.”

“Alexandria has always been on top of our mind since there were no direct flights from Muscat, and, of course, during the summer, everyone would like to travel to Alexandria,” he added.

Flights from Muscat are scheduled to fly three times a week to Alexandria with fare starting at OMR44.

Present at the ceremony, Mohamed Ghoneim, Egyptian Ambassador to the Sultanate, said the launch of the first flight from Muscat to Alexandria is the result of the work going on for several months.

“I consider today is the collective success of all the parties involved to make it happen and I wish them all the success,” the ambassador added.