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A minutes of agreement was signed in Jeddah between the civil aviation authorities of the Sultanate and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to regularize air transport rights between the two countries.
The minutes of agreement was signed at the conclusion of air transport talks held between the two countries on the sidelines of the General Assembly's meeting and the Executive Council of Arab Civil Aviation Commission's (ACAC) meeting in Jeddah.
The agreement stipulates increasing the number of flights between the two countries as the airline companies of each side has the right to operate 112 weekly flights between them compared to 35 flights previously.
The agreed number of flights will be distributed by 28 weekly flights between the Sultanate and each of Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Ta'if. The two delegation also agreed on operating unlimited number of flights between the Sultanate and Al Madinah Al Munawwarah as per arrangements of open skies.
It was also agreed to amend air routes table between the two countries to allow airlines of each side to operate flights to all international airports in the other country, in addition to discussing several operational and technical matters between the two countries.
Source: Oman News Agency (ONA)