Oman Air stops flights to Colombo and several other South Asian cities

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Oman Air

Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air has announced a restructuring of its network, cutting several Asian routes, as part of a broad re-organisation of the airline’s operations.

It will axe services to the Pakistani cities of Islamabad and Lahore, as well as the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, and Chittagong in Bangladesh. But it will add a Pakistani connection with services to Sialkot.

Oman Air will trim frequency on a number of routes although it will increase capacity to Lucknow and Thiruva nanthapuram.

On the other hand, the airline announced plans to serve Zurich, Trabzon and Male on a seasonal basis.

Oman Air said the “strategic changes” to the network are part of the transformation to improve financial performance and “fortify” its market position.

The measures include optimising its schedule from this summer, in order to serve key flows to and from Oman.

“Flight times have been revised for several of our destinations, with emphasis on more favourable slots to offer greater convenience for direct passengers and maximise connection windows,” the airline states.

Oman Air operates a fleet of Boeing 787s and Airbus A330s alongside Boeing 737 variants including the Max.