Oman Air flies to Colombo

Harshini Perera

Oman Air will fly to Colombo and Maldives from November 14 going in line with the market practices and affordable fares, said Country Manager, Sri Lanka and Maldives, Gihan Karunaratne at a press conference yesterday.

Gihan Karunaratne

He said that four flights will be operated for a week and will be continued daily from Summer 2010.

The fifth, a freedom traffic flight between Colombo and the Maldives will be operative from January 1, 2010. It is expected to bring more tourists to Sri Lanka and promote business travellers coming to Sri Lanka. It is scheduled to operate for passengers who intend traveling for Hajji.

“We have also addressed the labour traffic to the Gulf and the Middle East area and it is expected to load over 60 percent of the first flight”, he said. Colombo and the Maldives is the 36th destination of Oman Air and there are 19 aircraft flying to 32 destinations at present.

He said that it is expected to incorporate two more aircraft next year adding to the present line of aircraft and increasing the number of destinations to five, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, the Maldives and Colombo.

Despite the effect of the economic recession, Oman Air has taken the initiative to spend more capital to make the market vibrant. As a result it could fly to more destinations enabling effective services, he said.