SalamAir’s maiden flight lands in Colombo
COLOMBO: SalamAir’s maiden flight landed in Colombo on Monday morning at the Bandarnaike International Airport. SalamAir is Oman’s fastest-growing value for money airline.
The Muscat-Colombo direct route marks SalamAir’s first entry into the Sri Lankan market.
The airline now flies to seven destinations in the subcontinent, including Colombo, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Karachi, Multan, Sialkot and Chattogram (Chittagong).
“Introduction of flights between Colombo and Muscat will contribute to further growth and strengthening of ties between Oman and Sri Lanka.
“It will also cater to the leisure and business travellers between Oman and Sri Lanka,” Captain Mohamed Ahmed, CEO of SalamAir said.
Four flights a week
The rapidly-growing airline will operate four flights a week to Colombo on Friday, Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. The inaugural SalamAir flight arrived at Colombo on 8:00am (local time).
“We will continue to expand our network to meet the requirements of our guests and it is our constant endeavour to provide affordable and proficient services to all the destinations we fly,” Captain Mohamed Ahmed, CEO of Salam Air added.
SalamAir currently operates three Airbus A320 aircraft and four Airbus A320neo aircraft making it the first Omani carrier to utilise the highly rated single aisle aircraft.
International destinations
SalamAir flies to international destinations including Chattogram, Dubai, Doha, Jeddah, Karachi, Multan, Sialkot, Shiraz, Kathmandu, Khartoum, Dhaka, Alexandria, Riyadh, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Tehran, Istanbul and to domestic routes Muscat, Salalah, and Suhar.
Additional passenger services to compliment the customer experience on the home-grown airline include options for extra luggage, seat and meal selection.
Awarded its air service operator licence by the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) in early 2016, SalamAir’s journey started in January, 2017 when it flew from Salalah to Muscat.
The brainchild of ASAAS—a national investment and development company—SalamAir was formed to meet Oman’s rapidly growing demand for air traffic.