Muscat: As Oman prepares for the resumption of advertising airline operations from 1 October, checks and inspections are being carried out at the country’s airports, which are being carried out to ensure COVID-19 compliance and airport readiness when airlines resume their general services.
The Oman Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) conducted an assessment of Duqum Airport and an announcement on the schedule of flights to be operated from 1 October will soon be shared.
Oman airports said they were preparing to get passengers as facilities gradually resumed. Airlines operating from Oman, namely Oman Air and Salam Air, will resume their facilities from the above date, albeit on a limited scale with reduced flight frequency and destinations.
The new set of regulations requires those entering Oman as of October 1 to undergo a PCR check after their arrival. In addition, arriving passengers must also be insured to cover the charge of at least 30 days of COVID-19 remedy if necessary. The regulation also stipulates that symptomatic passengers will be transferred to designated clinics. The authorization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a certificate of non-objection (NOC) of the sponsor of the company where the traveler works are also mandatory situations without which a User cannot travel The electronic copy of the NOC must be submitted before boarding at the port of embarkation and presented at the request of the corresponding government on the trip and also at the point of delivery. A 14-day quarantine is also mandatory, in which the whereabouts and user movements will be monitored via a portable surveillance tape.
While the renewal of resident visas is done online through sponsoring companies, the issuance of new resident visas and tourism has not begun and a Supreme Committee resolution is expected in this regard, according to a report from a local English newspaper.
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