ROME (ITALPRESS) – Oman Air announces a major milestone on its transformation journey: the inaugural flight of the Rome-Muscat route. The new service boosts connectivity between Italy and Oman, with four direct flights per week starting at just €218 one way, and ensures seamless connectivity to the Middle East, Indian subcontinent and Asia-Pacific. The inaugural flight took off from Muscat International Airport on December 20 at 3:00 p.m. local time, and the Rome-Muscat flight departed at 8:30 p.m. on the same day.In early December, Pierluigi D’Elia, Italian ambassador to Oman, met with Con Korfiatis, CEO of Oman Air, to celebrate the event and emphasize the importance to both countries of these new routes.The ambassador praised the deep and enduring relationship between Italy and Oman, recalling the strong diplomatic, cultural and economic ties that have developed and flourished over the years, and expressed pride in the collaboration between the two countries, noting how the new direct flight service will further strengthen their mutual relations. The ambassador also stressed the importance of enhanced connectivity, especially to increasingly facilitate and facilitate travel between the two countries, and highlighted how the direct connection between Rome and Muscat will open new doors for tourism and business, with more accessible flights for both Omani and Italian citizens, as well as tourists and investors from around the world, making an important contribution to the growth of the tourism and trade sectors in both countries.Con Korfiatis said that the flights to Rome are a new addition that further enriches the strong relationship Oman Air has cultivated with Italy over the past 13 years through its flights to Milan, and demonstrate the airline’s commitment to enhancing connectivity between the two countries to promote and strengthen economic, cultural and tourism ties between Oman and Italy, offering travelers ever greater opportunities to experience and experience the unique and distinctive beauty of both destinations. Con Korfiatis also underscored how Oman Air continues in its commitment to expand its network to connect Oman with the world and the world with Oman.Ivan Bassato, Chief Aviation Officer of Aeroporti di Roma, emphasized how the new connection to Muscat contributes to enriching the international network of destinations offered by Fiumicino airport, once again demonstrating the great attractiveness of the Roman market. ADR enthusiastically welcomes Oman Air to Rome Fiumicino Airport, thus initiating a cooperation that can help further strengthen the already significant flows with the Arabian Peninsula, a market with 1.8 million passengers carried in the period between January and November this year and growing by 21 percent compared to the record levels of 2023.Oman Air’s B737 Max 8s will fly from Rome to Muscat every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The outbound flight leaves Rome at 20:30 and lands in Muscat at 05:45; the return flight takes off from Muscat at 15:00 and arrives in Rome at 19:30.
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