Iran, Oman to launch direct flights

TEHRAN, Aug. 1 (MNA) - Iranian Ambassador to Oman Hossein Noushabadi announced that direct flights between Tehran and Muscat will be launched on August 31. Noushabadi said, “There had been talks about running direct flights between Iran and Oman for a long time, and eventually with the efforts of the Iranian embassy and the Omani government along with the cooperation of Iran Civil Aviation Organization it became a reality.” To facilitate more interaction between the two countries flights will be done every day including Fridays, he stated. He said the flights will be operated by Oman Air which was chosen as the best airline in the Middle East in 2010. Ambassador Noushabadi went on to say that Iran and Oman enjoy friendly and historical relations and the officials from both countries are determined to strengthen political and cultural ties.