Oman Air cancels 56 flights in three days

Muscat: National carrier, Oman Air has cancelled 14 flights on Thursday, 18 flights on Friday and 24 flights on Saturday, following Public Authority for Civil Aviation directives on suspending operations of Boeing 737 Max.

The flights which were cancelled on Thursday include Calicut, Salalah, Dubai, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Zanzibar.

On Friday, the national carrier has cancelled flights to Calicut, Dubai, Bahrain, Zanzibar, Dar es Salam, Khasab and Doha.

On Saturday, the carrier has cut flights to Calicut, Karachi, Dubai, Salalah, Bahrain, Doha and Khasab.

The national airline said: “As a result of the Public Authority for Civil Aviation directives on suspending operations of Boeing 737 Max, we have cancelled the following flights in the period between 14th to 16th March 2019. We are rebooking guests on the next available flights to their destinations. We advise all our guests who are due to travel during the same period to check the flight status or contact our call center +96824531111,” it said.