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Oman Air announced the launch date of flights between Muscat and Tashkent

Airline Oman Airannouncedthe launch date of flights on the route Muscat - Tashkent - Muscat, the press service of Uzbekistan Airways reports.

Flights between the capitals of Uzbekistan and Oman will start on June 2. The air carrier will operate flights on Boeing 737 aircraft three times a week - on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.

Civil Aviation Agencyissuedpermission for an Omani company to fly from Muscat to Tashkent in the spring of 2025. The new route will be the first in Central Asia for the carrier, Uzaviation noted then.

In March of this year, the Minister of Heritage and Tourism of Oman, Sayyid Ibrahim al-Busaidi, in a conversation with the Ambassador of Uzbekistan Abdusalom KhatamovnamedThe expected start date of flights is June 1. Their launch should contribute to the growth of tourist flow, he noted.

From July 2024 in Omanvalidvisa-free regime for citizens of Uzbekistan. They will be able to stay freely in the Sultanate for 14 days or obtain a visa upon arrival at the airport.

Last fall, private air carrier Centrum Airlaunchedflight from Tashkent to the Omani city of Salalah. The route is served by an Airbus A321neo aircraft.

Previously Spotwrotethat the Kyrgyz Asman Airlines may launch Tashkent-Issyk-Kul flights this summer.

Oman Airis the national air carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, established in 1993. The company is based in Muscat and has a fleet of 33 aircraft. Flights are operated to India, Pakistan, Turkey, countries of the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe.



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