The new route will be operated by a Boeing B737-800 with a flight time of five hours and 25 minutes.

Flight WY163 will depart Muscat International Airport’s new passenger terminal daily at 20:10, arriving in Istanbul Ataturk International Airport at 00:25. The return flight, WY164, will depart Istanbul each day at 01:25, arriving in Muscat at 07:25 (all times local).

The new route between Oman and Turkey is anticipated to strengthen the existing bilateral relations between the two countries.

Oman Air is currently undergoing a fleet and network expansion programme, which will see the airline operate up to 66 aircraft to 60 destinations by 2022.