SalamAir

Salam Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
OV[1] OMS[1] MAZOON[2]
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Commenced operations30 January 2017 (2017-01-30)[3]
HubsMuscat International Airport
Focus citiesSalalah International Airport
Fleet size14
Destinations45[4]
HeadquartersMuscat, Oman
Key people
Websitewww.salamair.com

SalamAir (Arabic: طيران السلام, romanized: Ṭayarān as-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.[6] 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 operated three Airbus A320-200s leased from South America's LATAM Group.[7] Its first aircraft arrived in Muscat on November 18, 2016, to coincide with the country's National Day.[8] The airline commenced flights between the Omani cities of Muscat and Salalah from 30 January 2017,[9] and 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.[10] Since opening, Salam Air has rapidly grown their route network and now fly to over 32 destinations in the Middle East, Asia and Europe.

Corporate affairs

As of March 2017, Khalid Al Yahmadi held the chairman position.[10] As of July 2018, the CEO position is held by Mohammed Ahmed.[3]

Destinations

Countries served by SalamAir as of September 2024[11][12]

SalamAir serves the following destinations:[13]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Albania Tirana Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza [14]
Azerbaijan Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport Seasonal [15]
Bahrain Manama Bahrain International Airport [16]
Bangladesh Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport [17]
Dhaka Shahjalal International Airport [18]
Czech Republic Prague Václav Havel Airport Prague [19]
Egypt Alexandria Borg El Arab International Airport [20]
Giza Sphinx International Airport [21]
Georgia Tbilisi Tbilisi International Airport Seasonal [15]
Germany Munich Munich Airport [22]
India Bangalore Kempegowda International Airport [23]
Chennai Chennai International Airport [24]
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport [25]
Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport [26][27]
Jaipur Jaipur International Airport [28][26][27]
Kozhikode Calicut International Airport [26][27]
Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport [26][27]
Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram International Airport [27][29][26]
Iraq Baghdad Baghdad International Airport [30]
Najaf Al Najaf International Airport [31]
Iran Mashhad Mashhad International Airport [16]
Shiraz Shiraz International Airport [32]
Tehran Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport [16]
Kazakhstan Almaty Almaty International Airport [33]
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport [34]
Nepal Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport [18]
Oman Duqm Duqm Airport [35]
Mukhaizna Mukhaizna Airport Charter [36]
Muscat Muscat International Airport Hub [18]
Salalah Salalah International Airport [18]
Sohar Sohar Airport [18]
Pakistan Islamabad Islamabad International Airport [37]
Karachi Jinnah International Airport [18]
Lahore Allama Iqbal International Airport [38]
Multan Multan International Airport [18]
Peshawar Bacha Khan International Airport [18]
Sialkot Sialkot International Airport [18]
Qatar Doha Hamad International Airport [18]
Saudi Arabia Dammam King Fahd International Airport [18]
Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport [18]
Medina Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport [39][40]
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport [16]
Sri Lanka Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport [18]
Sudan Khartoum Khartoum International Airport [18]
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport [41]
Phuket Phuket International Airport [42]
Turkey Bursa Yenişehir Airport [43]
Istanbul Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport [16]
Rize Rize–Artvin Airport Seasonal [33]
Trabzon Trabzon Airport Seasonal [16]
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport [16]
Dubai Dubai International Airport [18]
Fujairah Fujairah International Airport [44]

Codeshare agreements

SalamAir has Codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

Fleet

SalamAir Airbus A320neo
SalamAir Cargo Airbus A321-200P2F

As of November 2023, the SalamAir fleet consists of the following aircraft:[46]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320neo 6 — 180
Airbus A321neo 7 — 212
SalamAir cargo fleet
Airbus A321-200P2F 1[47] — Cargo
Total 14 0

References

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  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.
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  6. ^ "Oman's Salam Air said to revise launch plans to January 30". Arabian Business.com. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Omani startup SalamAir receives first A320". Air Transport World. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Salam Air ready for take-off as first A320 arrives in Muscat". RoutesOnline.com. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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  13. ^ "Our network & routes". SalamAir. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  14. ^ "SALAMAIR NS24 NETWORK ADDITIONS". Aeroroutes. 3 March 2024.
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  19. ^ "SALAMAIR ADDS PRAGUE SERVICE FROM LATE-OCT 2022". Aeroroutes. 5 September 2022.
  20. ^ @SalamAir (20 January 2019). ". Now flying you the Pearl of the..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "SALAMAIR ADDS GIZA SPHINX SERVICE FROM MID-JUNE 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  22. ^ "SALAMAIR SCHEDULES MUNICH LATE-SEP 2023 LAUNCH". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  23. ^ "SALAMAIR TENTATIVELY PLANS BANGALORE SEP 2024 LAUNCH". AeroRoutes. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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  27. ^ a b c d e "SalamAir NW23 India network additions". AeroRoutes. 20 November 2023.
  28. ^ "Jaipur Flights - Salam Air". December 26, 2022.
  29. ^ "Oman's SalamAir suspends flights to India from Oct 1". Gulf Business. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  30. ^ "SalamAir launches flights to Baghdad". Oman Observer. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  31. ^ "SalamAir launches new services to Najaf". Oman Observer. September 10, 2018.
  32. ^ "Salam Air inaugurates Shiraz route". 28 February 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  33. ^ a b "SALAMAIR ADDS ALMATY / RIZE IN 3Q23". aeroroutes.com. 28 March 2023.
  34. ^ "SalamAir Adds Seasonal Kuala Lumpur Service in 3Q23". AeroRoutes. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  35. ^ "Salam Air to operate six weekly flights between Muscat and Duqm". Times of Oman. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  36. ^ Liu, Jim (11 April 2018). "Salam Air plans Mukhaizna charters from June 2018". Routesonline.
  37. ^ "SALAMAIR JUNE 2024 SOUTH ASIA NETWORK EXPANSION". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  38. ^ "SALAMAIR JUNE 2024 SOUTH ASIA NETWORK EXPANSION". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  39. ^ "SalamAir Expands its Route Network to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia". aviationtribune.com. 12 April 2017.
  40. ^ "Salam Air network expansion in May 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  41. ^ "SalamAir Destinations". SalamAir.
  42. ^ "SalamAir announces direct flight to Thailand". Times of Oman.
  43. ^ "SalamAir launches flights to Bursa in Turkey". SalamAir launches flights to Bursa in Turkey. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  44. ^ Mishra, Anupriya (2023-09-04). "SalamAir To Begin Flights From UAE To Kozhikode With Stopovers In Muscat, This October". Curly Tales. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  45. ^ "Oman Air / Salam Air Expands Codeshare Service From June 2024".
  46. ^ Salamair. "SalamAir Fleet | Online Air Ticket Booking in Oman". Salamair.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  47. ^ "Oman's SalamAir to add first A321 freighter". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2022-08-22.

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