The number of international flights at Muscat International Airport logged a 10.6% increase by the end of February this year, compared with the same period last year, says the latest statistical update from the (NCSI).
During the period, there were 8141 landings and an equal number of take-offs, as against 7361 landings and 7358 take-offs in the first two months of 2016. Further, there has been a 15.5% increase in the number of passengers on international flights to and from Muscat International Airport, with their numbers rising to 2.04 million this year, compared with 1.77 million recorded last year.
Domestic flights, on the other hand, went up 4.5% to 1571, from 1503 flights last year. Passengers on domestic flights too logged a rise of 15.9% to reach 173,177, as against 149,444 domestic passengers by the end of February last year. Total number of flights at the Muscat International Airport (including international and domestic) increased by 10.1% to 17,853, while the number of passengers rose by 15.5% to over 2.22 million during the first two months of the current year, compared with figures for the same period of 2016.
The highest number of flights at Muscat International Airport operated to and from India with 67,258 departures and 76,427 arrivals. Bangladesh came second with 17844 departures to and 22758 landings from Bangladesh. Departures to Pakistan stood at 16,743, while landings from the country numbered 20,146.
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