Omani budget carrier SalamAir launched operations on Monday, becoming the latest Gulf airline competing for the region’s low-cost travel market.
The airline said it began operations with a domestic flight from the southwestern city of Salalah to the capital Muscat.
In addition to the domestic market, SalamAir will fly to Makkah, Madinah, Dubai, and Karachi, chairman Khalid Al-Yahmadi told reporters.
The carrier is to operate a fleet of three leased Airbus A320 single-aisle planes.
Al-Yahmadi said SalamAir could clinch between 20 and 30 percent of the Omani aviation market, currently dominated by the national carrier, Oman Air. A number of no-frills carriers are based in the Gulf region. These include flynas in Saudi Arabia, flydubai, Air Arabia in Sharjah, and Jazeera Airways in Kuwait.
Source: Arab News
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