Gulf | Oman
Oman cancels all flights
Oman Air, Gulf Air and Indian postponed all their flights, schedule to take off from Seeb International Airport after 11pm.
- By Sunil Vaidya, Bureau Chief
- Published: 23:38 May 3, 2009
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Muscat: All flights to and from Oman have been cancelled on Wednesday.
Flights operated by Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Gulf Air, Air Arabia, Emirates, Indian Airlines and Saudi Arabian Airlines have all been cancelled.
An official source from Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman stated that the carrier decided to cancel all its scheduled flights after 8pm to and from the Omani capital, Muscat, with effect of Tuesday in view of the emergency climatic circumstance experienced in the country.
The source also noted that a number of planes would also be transferred to Salalah Civil Airport.
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