Muscat: Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority has issued a circular to all travellers and airlines regarding the mandatory institutional quarantine for non-Omani arrivals to the Sultanate.
CAA emphasized that all non-Omani travellers coming to Oman must undergo a 7-day mandatory institutional quarantine, without which they will not be allowed boarding the flight.
This quarantine applies to all non-Omani arrivals to the Sultanate, including families with children under the age of eighteen, effective as of 6 pm May 11.
Omani citizens and families however are exempt from this mandatory institutional quarantine and are required to undergo a 7-day home quarantine.
Health workers
Diplomats, health workers and their families, airline crew are among those categories exempt from this quarantine rules. Those exempted will however be subject to the procedures adopted upon entering the Sultanate as part of the precautionary measures put forth by Oman’s Supreme Committee.
Muscat: Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issued an alert today of expected heavy rains for the next couple of days.
The alert said that thunderstorms (25-50 mm) are expected, accompanied by active winds. The gusts may range from 30-45 knots with hail and descent to some valleys that will impair visibility. Various governorates in Oman including of Muscat, and Buraimi among others will see the action in the coming hours. The Civil Aviation Authority called on everyone to take caution during thunderstorms and advised people not to cross valleys and to avoid low-lying places.
Per the alert scattered rains, thunderstorms and active winds are expected to start from today afternoon that will descend in Hajar Mountains and adjacent areas that will extend to the coastal areas of sea of Oman and Arabian Sea. Last one week had deposited a fair amount rainfall across Oman with many areas going without power as gusts of winds snapped the power lines.
Muscat: Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA Oman) issued a clarification recently saying that very limited flights between the Sultanate and India are operating to facilitate the return of Omani citizens in addition to shipping the necessary supplies to the Sultanate.
The flights also are engaged to transport Indian citizens wishing to return to their country, as the operating flights between the countries are subject to health requirements before travel and upon arrival, the statement read.
The CAA Oman in the clarification stated that the Indian Airlines flight (Air India Express) that arrived at Salalah Airport on Thursday coming from Kochi, had only three passengers on board, who were medical staff expected to arrive from India. The flight left Salalah airport an hour after its arrival with 100 passengers from the Indian community.
India-Oman flight suspension: Authority issues clarification
Web Report/Muscat Filed on April 30, 2021 | Last updated on April 30, 2021 at 11.02 am
Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority clarified the status of the limited flights between the two countries.
Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority issued a clarification on Thursday regarding flights between the country and India.
According to the
Times Of Oman, the statement also addressed a flight that arrived from India and landed at Salalah Airport on April 29.
”The Civil Aviation Authority wishes to clarify that the very limited flights between the Sultanate and the Republic of India work to facilitate the return of Omani citizens, in addition to shipping the necessary supplies to the Sultanate and transporting the citizens of the Republic of India wishing to return to their country,” said the online statement.
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