SalamAir
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| Founded | 2016 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Muscat International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 9 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Muscat, Oman | ||||||
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| Website | salamair.com | ||||||
SalamAir (Arabic: طيران السلام, Ṭayarān al-salām) is a low-cost airline from Oman headquartered and based at Muscat International Airport.
History
SalamAir is owned by the Muscat National Development and Investment Company (ASAAS) which won a government tender in January 2016. Founded in 2014, ASAAS is a partnership between the State General Reserve Fund, Muscat Municipality, and various pension funds.[3] Oman's Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) had invited bids in 2015 for a low-cost commercial airline operator in Oman.
The airline operates three Airbus A320-200s leased from South America’s LATAM Group.[4] Its first aircraft arrived in Muscat on November 18, 2016 to coincide with the country’s National Day.[5] The airline commenced flights between the Omani cities of Muscat and Salalah from 30 January 2017,[6] SalamAir flew the Muscat–Dubai route, the airline's first international service, on 28 February 2017. It initially served Dubai World Central but the service will switch to Dubai International Airport at a later date.[7] In the following months, Salam Air will also commence operations to Jeddah & Madinah, and has also planned launching flights to Karachi, Multan, Sialkot and Ta'if.[8]
Corporate affairs
Key people
As of March 2017, Khalid Al Yahmadi held the chairman position and François Bouteiller is the chief executive officer.[7]
Destinations
As of May 2017, SalamAir serves the following destinations:[9]
- Oman
- Muscat - Muscat International Airport Base
- Salalah - Salalah International Airport
- Sohar - Sohar Airport (seasonal) [10]
- Pakistan
- Karachi - Jinnah International Airport
- Multan - Multan Airport[11] (temporarily suspended)
- Sialkot - Sialkot International Airport[11]
- Saudi Arabia
- Jeddah - King Abdulaziz International Airport[8]
- Medina - Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport[12][11]
- Ta'if - Ta'if Regional Airport (seasonal)[10]
- United Arab Emirates
Fleet
As of April 2017, the SalamAir fleet consists of the following aircraft:[13]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 3 | 1 | 174[14] | All Economy, single-class seating |
| Total | 3 | 1 | ||
References
- 1 2 "SalamAir". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ "JO 7340.2G Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 5 January 2017. p. 3-1-83. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ↑ "Oman's Salam Air said to revise launch plans to January 30". Arabian Business.com. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "Omani startup SalamAir receives first A320". Air Transport World. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "Salam Air ready for take-off as first A320 arrives in Muscat". RoutesOnline.com. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "Oman’s SalamAir launches maiden Salalah-Muscat flight". Gulf Business. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- 1 2 Dron, Alan (2 March 2017). "Oman's SalamAir opens first international route to Dubai". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017.
- 1 2 "Welcome to SalamAir". salamair.com.
- ↑ "SalamAir Destinations".
- 1 2 "SalamAir to start Salalah–Sohar flights from June 28". Muscat Daily. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Salam Air network expansion in May 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "SalamAir Expands its Route Network to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia". aviationtribune.com.
- ↑ Dron, Alan (13 April 2017). "Omani startup SalamAir receives first A320". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017.
- ↑ "Salam Air takes to the skies for the first time". Airbus Middle East. Asfaar. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
External links
Media related to SalamAir at Wikimedia Commons