SalamAir

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Salam Air
Salam Air Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
OV[1] OMS[1] MAZOON[2]
Founded2016
Commenced operations30 January 2017 (2017-01-30)[3]
HubsMuscat International Airport
Focus citiesSalalah International Airport
Fleet size7
Destinations30
HeadquartersMuscat, Oman
Key people
  • Khalid Al Yahmadi​ (chairman)
  • Mohammed Ahmed (CEO)[4]
  • Ahmed Al Shidhani (COO)[4]
  • David Bowden (CFO)[4]
Websitesalamair.com

SalamAir (Arabic: طيران السلام‎, romanized: Ṭayarān al-salām) is a low-cost airline from Oman headquartered and based at Muscat International Airport.

History[]

Salam Air 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.[5] Oman's Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) had invited bids in 2015 for a low-cost commercial airline operator in Oman.[citation needed]

The airline operates three Airbus A320-200s leased from South America's LATAM Group.[6] Its first aircraft arrived in Muscat on November 18, 2016 to coincide with the country's National Day.[7] The airline commenced flights between the Omani cities of Muscat and Salalah from 30 January 2017,[8] SalamAir flew the Muscat–Dubai route, the airline's first international service, on 28 February 2017 (2017-02-28). It initially served Dubai World Central but the service has switched to Dubai International Airport in October 2017.[9] Since opening, Salam Air started operations to Jeddah, Madinah and Ta'if in KSA, and has also launched flights to Karachi, Multan, Sialkot and in Pakistan. Qatar is planned to be the third country the airline will operate to, flying to Hamad International Airport.[10]

Corporate affairs[]

As of March 2017, Khalid Al Yahmadi held the chairman position.[9] As of July 2018, the CEO position is held by Mohammed Ahmed.[3]

Destinations[]

SalamAir serves the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Azerbaijan Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport Seasonal [11]
Bahrain Manama Bahrain International Airport [12]
Bangladesh Dhaka Shahjalal International Airport [13]
Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport [14]
Egypt Alexandria Borg El Arab Airport [15]
Georgia Tbilisi Tbilisi International Airport Seasonal [11]
India Kozhikode Calicut International Airport Charter [16]
India Thiruvananthapuram Trivandrum International Airport Charter [17]
Iraq Najaf Al Najaf International Airport [18]
Iran Mashhad Mashhad International Airport [12]
Shiraz Shiraz International Airport [19]
Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport [12]
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait International Airport [12]
Nepal Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport [13]
Oman Mukhaizna Mukhaizna Airport Charter [20]
Muscat Muscat International Airport Hub [13]
Salalah Salalah International Airport [13]
Sohar Sohar Airport [13]
Pakistan Karachi Jinnah International Airport [13]
Multan Multan International Airport [13]
Sialkot Sialkot International Airport [13]
Qatar Doha Hamad International Airport [13]
Saudi Arabia Dammam King Fahd International Airport [13]
Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport [13]
Medina Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport [21][22]
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport [12]
Sri Lanka Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport [13]
Sudan Khartoum Khartoum International Airport [13]
Thailand Phuket Phuket International [23]
Turkey Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport [12]
Trabzon Trabzon Airport Seasonal [12]
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi International Airport [12]
Dubai Dubai International Airport [13]

Fleet[]

SalamAir Airbus A320-200

As of September 2020, the SalamAir fleet consists of the following aircraft:[24]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320neo 6 — 180
Airbus A321neo 1[25] 1[26] 212
Total 7 1

References[]

  1. ^ a b "SalamAir". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. ^ "JO 7340.2G Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 5 January 2017. p. 3-1-83. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b Blachly, Linda (16 July 2018). "SalamAir to add six A320neos to fleet". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Our Team". Our Team.
  5. ^ "Oman's Salam Air said to revise launch plans to January 30". Arabian Business.com. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Omani startup SalamAir receives first A320". Air Transport World. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Salam Air ready for take-off as first A320 arrives in Muscat". RoutesOnline.com. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Oman's SalamAir launches maiden Salalah-Muscat flight". Gulf Business. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  9. ^ a b 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.
  10. ^ "Welcome to SalamAir". salamair.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16.
  11. ^ a b Liu, Jim (2 April 2018). "Salam Air adds seasonal Baku/Tbilisi service in S18". Routesonline. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h "Salam Air outlines further network expansion in S19 | Routes". Routesonline.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "SalamAir Destinations".
  14. ^ "Salam Air adds Chittagong service from May 2019". Routes.
  15. ^ @SalamAir (20 January 2019). ". Now flying you the Pearl of the..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Covid-19 repatriation: SalamAir to operate first charter flight from Oman to India tomorrow". June 5, 2020.
  17. ^ "Covid-19 repatriation: SalamAir to operate first charter flight from Oman to India tomorrow". October 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "SalamAir launches new services to Najaf". Oman Observer. September 10, 2018.
  19. ^ "Salam Air inaugurates Shiraz route". 28 February 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  20. ^ Liu, Jim (11 April 2018). "Salam Air plans Mukhaizna charters from June 2018". Routesonline.
  21. ^ "SalamAir Expands its Route Network to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia". aviationtribune.com.
  22. ^ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Salam Air network expansion in May 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 2 May 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ "SalamAir announces direct flight to Thailand". Times of Oman.
  24. ^ Salamair. "SalamAir Fleet | Online Air Ticket Booking in Oman". Salamair.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  25. ^ "SalamAir Becomes First Airbus A321neo Operator In Oman". Simple Flying. September 11, 2021.
  26. ^ "Oman's SalamAir to add two A321neo". ch-aviation.

External links[]

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