Trivandrum: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TIAL) today announced a direct flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Muscat from October 01, 2023. The flight will be operated by Oman’s flag carrier Oman Air. This is the second carrier in the Thiruvananthapuram-Muscat sector as Air India Express is also operating daily services on this route.
Sharing the information on the new international flight, TIAL Spokesperson said, “Oman Air will be operating the Thiruvananthapuram-Muscat flight with Boeing 737 aircraft with a capacity of 162 passengers. The flight will be operated on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday from Thiruvananthapuram. The flight will arrive at 0745 hrs and depart at 0845 hrs on Sundays and Wednesdays. On Thursdays, the arrival will be at 1355 hrs and departure will be at 1610 hrs. On Saturdays, the arrival will be at 1430 hrs and departure at 1530 hrs on Saturdays”.
At present, TIAL manages an average of 12,000 passengers per day and operates around 82 movements per day. In the first quarter of 2023-24, TIAL recorded nearly 1.04 million passenger movements. TIAL been continuously working towards providing seamless connectivity to international passengers flying from Kerala and Tamilnadu.