The number of passengers through the airports of the Sultanate of Oman by the end of February 2024 increases by 21.8%, recording 2,717,835 passengers, compared to 2,231,451 passengers by the end of February 2023, according to preliminary statistics issued by the National Center for Statistics and Information.

The number of passengers through Muscat International Airport by the end of February 2024 reached about 2,463,856 passengers, an increase of 22.9%, who travelled on board 16,996 flights, an increase in the number of flights by 16.4%. Out of the flights, 15,678 were international flights, carrying 2,288,119 passengers, and 1,318 were domestic flights carrying 175,737 passengers.

Indians topped the number of passengers through Muscat International Airport during the month of February, with 75,521 passenger arrivals and 70,951 passenger departures, followed by Bangladeshi nationality with 15,867 incoming passengers, 20,980 departing passengers, and Pakistani nationality with 23,803 arriving passengers and 21,740 departing passengers.

The number of passengers through Salalah Airport reached 232,077 passengers, an increase of 10.1%, who traveled on board 1,572 flights, an increase in flights by 6.1%. The number of international flights through Salalah Airport reached 840 flights, carrying 115,060 passengers, while the number of domestic flights reached 732 flights, with 117,017 passengers on board.

The number of passengers through Sohar Airport reached 11,410 passengers on 110 flights, while the number of passengers through Duqm Airport reached 10,492 passengers on 104 flights.