Oman to build six new airports to boost tourism

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ABU DHABI, Jan 3 (Xinhua): Oman is planning to build six new regional airports across the country and expand two existing international airports in a bid to boost tourism in the country, local newspaper Gulf News reported yesterday.
The plans to expand the Gulf country's airports network were revealed by Omani Minister of National Economy and Supervisor of the Ministry of Finance Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Macki, the report said.
"Work is underway on the designs for construction of six regional airports in Sohar, Al Duqm, Ras Al Had, Adam, Haima and Shaleem," Macki said.
In the meantime, the expansion plans for the Muscat and Salalah international airports are also on course, he added.
"The ministry of transport and communication and the ministerial committee commissioned for improving the two airports are now reviewing the designs and the detailed maps," he said.