7.2 million passengers travelled through Muscat, Salalah airports in 2017

More than seven million people have travelled through two of Oman's airports within the first half of this year, according to the National Centre for Statistics and information (NCSI).

"7.2 million travellers have passed through Muscat International and Salalah Airport during the first half of 2017," the NCSI said. 

The report stated that the figure is a 16 per cent increase compared to the same period the year before.