OMAN PLOTS MAJOR EXPANSION OF AIRPORT SECTOR
March 1st, 2009
BY PAUL COCHRANE
THE SULTANATE of Oman has earmarked billions of dollars to build six new airports and expand its existing international airports of Muscat and Salalah.
This Arabian country of 3 million people has the least developed aviation sector of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and this dramatic increase in capacity forms part of a diversification strategy away from energy - which accounts for an estimated 75% of government revenues. As a result, Oman is seeking to boost tourism and trade as well as investing over US$12 billion on ...
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