Oman expects to lure Bangalore travellers

Muscat: The Sultanate expects to lure investors and holidaymakers in large numbers from the Indian city of Bangalore, known as India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ and described as one of the ‘best places to do business in the wired world’, with the launch of direct flights this evening to the Karnataka state capital by Oman Air.
“With the rising levels of wealth in Bangalore we are confident that we will be able to woo travellers to come to the Sultanate for business or holidays or use Muscat’s hub advantage to connect them on to Oman Air’s extensive network of destinations,” Darwish bin Ismail Al Balushi, Secretary-general of the Ministry of Finance and member of the airline’s board of directors, said here yesterday.
The five-times-a-week flight between Muscat and Bangalore, operated by a Boeing 737-800 aircraft that can accommodate 159 passengers in economy and 12 passengers in business class, will leave Muscat every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 9pm and arrive in Bangalore at 1.50am.
The return flight, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, will depart Bangalore at 2.50pm, landing here at 4.40pm.
15/06/08 Ravindra Nath/Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates

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Categories: Foreign Jun 2008