Airlink between Islamabad-Muscat soon

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:04 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Oman will soon start direct flights between Islamabad and Muscat. This was agreed at a meeting held Thursday between Senior Federal Minister and Minister for Defence, Rao Sikandar Iqbal, and Ambassador of Oman to Pakistan Mohammed Bin Said Bin Mohammed Al-Lawati.

The Minister acceded to the request of Omani envoy to commence direct flights twice a week between Islamabad and Muscat in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Pakistan and Oman in 1998.

Source: The News (February 24, 2006)

behramjee · Post by **behramjee** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:15 pm

GF fly twice a week B 767s nonstop MCT-ISB-MCT on thursday and sundays respectively.

Nasir · Post by **Nasir** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:18 pm

Is there a recognized need for a ISB Muscat link? if so what is it?

behramjee · Post by **behramjee** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:29 pm

Nasir wrote:Is there a recognized need for a ISB Muscat link? if so what is it?

1. O&D labor market for ISB and Kashmir based Pakistanis working in MCT.

2. 6th freedom traffic via MCT to LHR, FRA and other Gulf points.

malpensa26 · Post by **malpensa26** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:24 pm

which airline will it be?

global-pia · Post by **global-pia** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:29 pm

Now that Abu Dhabi has pulled out of GF, it seems like they are shifting all their Gulf Traveller slots to Muscat, hence the reason to the islamabad-muscat agreement. It could be Oman Air. I don't know, its just a guess.

B777240ER · Post by **B777240ER** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:55 am

GF already fly the route 1 weekly.