Hotel & Tourism SMARTreport #38

AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST
TRANSPORT
NEW AIR TERMINAL
IN MUSCAT
Oman’s government finally
confirmed the opening of the new
terminal of Muscat International
Airport, a major step to position the
Sultanate as an alternative global
hub between Europe, the Middle
East, Africa and Asia. The new
facility will be able to accommodate
12-million passengers a year in
Phase 1 and 48 million in its ultimate
development phase. The first stage
covers 580,000 m2 and features
86 check-in counters, 10 baggage
claim belts, 40 gates, 29 lounges,
29 aircraft stands with jet-bridges
as well as expanded retail and
food areas. The airport is the main
base for national carrier Oman Air
which serves 48 destinations with
its fleet of 47 aircraft. The airline is
launching this year new routes to
Casablanca, Istanbul and Moscow.
EMIRATES DEPLOYS SPECIAL “YEAR
OF ZAYED” AIRCRAFT TO MARK FIRST
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT AT NEW MUSCAT
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL
Emirates was the first international
airline to land a scheduled
commercial flight at the newly
inaugurated passenger terminal
at Muscat International Airport in
March 2018. To mark the occasion,
the airline deployed one of its
special “Year of Zayed” Boeing
777-300ER aircraft, highlighting the
ties between Oman and the UAE.
Flight EK 864 landed at 5:55pm
on 20th March, and was the first
international flight to operate
to the new passenger terminal.
Passengers on board came from
destinations like Dhaka, Baghdad
and Dammam via Dubai
KENYA AIRWAYS
TAKES ACTION
ON ZERO-
TOLERANCE
POLICY THROUGH
STAFF TRAINING
AND AWARENESS
RAISING
Kenya Airways has worked with the USAID
Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful
Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES)
Partnership to hold a training for staff on
how to detect and stop wildlife trafficking.
The national carrier is among a total
of 89 airlines and organizations which
have signed up to the United for Wildlife
Transport Taskforce Buckingham Palace
Declaration against illegal wildlife trade.
Speaking during the Awareness Training
on Combating of Wildlife Trafficking at
the Kenya Airways Pride Centre in Nairobi,
Her Excellency, First Lady of the Republic
of Kenya Margaret Kenyatta said: “I
applaud this initiative that stands out as an
innovative measure that includes the global
transportation systems to help break these
illegal chains of unlawful transportation of
endangered species”
To mark the occasion
the airline deployed
one of its special ‘Year
of Zayed’ Boeing
777-300ER aircraft,
highlighting the ties
between Oman and
the UAE