His Excellency the Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology reviews the technologies of Sheremetyevo Airport in Russia

Muscat: His Excellency the Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has reviewed the technologies of Sheremetyevo Airport in Russia.

A statement issued online by Oman News Agency said that His Excellency Eng. Saeed bin Hamoud Al Mawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology was briefed on the technologies and workflow at Sheremeteva International Airport, one of the largest international airports in the Russian Federation.

During his visit on Saturday, the 20th of May, His Excellency and his accompanying delegation inspected various aspects like;

-the workflow at the airport

-the services and facilities it provides to travellers

-the work mechanism for finalising travel procedures

-the advanced technologies in managing passenger traffic

-services and facilities that would meet the needs of passengers while they are at the airport

His Excellency listened to a brief explanation from the airport's executive management about the airport's components, facilities, capacity, freight solutions, logistics services, capabilities of Sheremetyevo International Airport and the airlines that operate flights through the airport to international destinations.

His Excellency the engineer also visited Kazan Federal University, one of the oldest Russian universities and the most popular study destination for international students from around the world.

During his tour of the university, he learnt about various courses they offer and also inspected the array of corners of the university, like the corner for historical manuscripts of the Holy Quran.

It is worth noting that the Sultanate of Oman is participating in the activities of the International Economic Forum "Russia - the Islamic World" in Kazan, Russian Federation.

His Excellency was accompanied during the visit by Eng. Khamis bin Mohammed Al Shamakhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology for Transport, and HE Hamoud bin Salem Al Tuwayh, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Russian Federation, and a number of other officials at the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology.