Muscat International Airport has recorded a 22% increase in total passenger traffic, including transit passengers, reaching 2,482,449 passengers during the first four months of 2012 compared to 2,040,917 passengers during the same period of 2011, as reported by Oman News Agency.
As at April 2012, the total number of arriving passengers to Muscat International Airport recorded 1,271,471 with an increase of 23% compared to the same period last year that recorded 1,032,066 passengers. Moreover, the number of departing passengers reached 1,172,540 passengers with an increase of 20% compared to the same period of last year that recorded 978,745 passengers.