COVER STORY – AVIATION
What is the role of Oman Aviation
Group in the growth of Oman’s
tourism, aviation and other allied
sectors?
Oman Aviation Group plays a vital
role in driving the socioeconomic
growth and development of the
Sultanate. It also acts as facilitator
for other sectors through its various
services. The group’s efforts have
been instrumental in the management
of government investments in civil
aviation infrastructure and services.
The group, through its network which
connects the Sultanate to the rest of
the world, is currently contributing to
the development of the Sultanate as an
international business and logistics hub.
In 2018, the aviation
sector contributed
about RO174mn to the
national GDP, while
direct and indirect
contributions to the
tourism sector reached
RO1.5bn. Mustafa bin
Mohamed Al Hinai,
CEO of Oman Aviation
Group, talks about
the various strategic
initiatives of the group
for the development
of Oman’s aviation,
tourism and other
allied sectors. Excerpts
from an interview
The contribution of Oman Aviation
Group is not only limited to this, as
it joins hands with the tourism and
logistics sectors to lead the growth and
development of these two vital sectors.
In line with aviation strategies and in
cooperation with the various sectors in
the tourism sector, the group continues
its efforts to achieve the objectives ofthe National Tourism Strategy. It is also
making progress in establishing “devel-
opment zones”, near various airports in
the Sultanate. These zones, which will
have a lot of special privileges because of
their proximity to the airports, will play
a vital role in attracting and promoting
foreign investment, increasing revenues
and enhancing trade movement.