Oman Air to Bangalore today

Oman Air (WY) is to launch today June 15, 2008 a five-times-a-week flight each way to Bangalore from Muscat. In a statement, the airline said that the new flight, which is to be operated by a Boeing 737 / 800 aircraft, would leave Muscat every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2100 and arrive in Bangalore at 01.50. In the return direction, the flight will leave Bangalore every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday at 0250, and arrive in Muscat at 0440.
On the occasion, His Excellency Darwish bin Ismail Al Balushi, secretary-general of the Ministry of Finance and member of the board of directors of Oman Air, who is carrying out the chief executive officer's duties, said we are excited to be able to announce our entry into the huge Indian market. Today, we are able to offer our passengers the Bangalore option on top of our additional most recent service to Kalicut, in which we have commenced recently.
HE Al Balushi further stated that Oman Air has been able to launch the new Bangalore service following the new MoU legitimated by the Omani Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Meteorology, and the Indian civil aviation authorities, which includes our newest destinations in India namely Bangalore and Calicut; thereby increasing the number of destinations for Oman Air in India to 10.
The new MoU also allowed Jet Airways of India, which recently launched its flights to the Sultanate to increase its flights to Muscat, he added. India is an important destination for us and we are happy to be given the opportunity to link more centers across India to our network.
15/06/08 ArabianBusiness.com, United Arab Emirates

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Categories: Foreign Jun 2008