Two Iranian airline, namely the flag carrier IranAir (Homa) and Karun, have received permits from the Oman Civil Aviation Authority to launch direct flights to the Sultanate.
The new flights will depart from Tehran and Shiraz toward the Omani capital Muscat, IRNA reported.
Until now, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines operated passenger flights between Iran and Oman. It has been 18 years since Iranian airlines last operated flights to Oman.
Now IranAir and Karun are scheduled to resume the flights soon.
Oman facilitated Iranians’ travel to the Sultanate in December by relaxing entry conditions for stays of up to 14 days. It has also reduced visa fees for travelers from more than 100 countries, including Iran, the United States, the UK, Australia, China and India.
Oman Airlines has been operating two flights a week, one flight to Tehran and one flight to Shiraz since Jan. 21.
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi visited Oman recently and the two countries signed a string of trade deals and held talks on Tehran's nuclear program.
On his second Persian Gulf visit since taking office in August, Raisi was greeted by Sultan Haitham bin Tareq at the airport and received a 21-gun salute at the royal palace, an Omani statement said.
Raisi's one-day trip came at a time when renewed talks on restoring a 2015 nuclear deal have reached a stalemate. Oman had played a mediatory role between Tehran and Washington in the build-up to the original agreement.
Tehran and Muscat signed eight memoranda of understanding during the visit, including in the fields of oil and gas, transport, education, trade and investment, Oman News Agency reported.
"Trade exchanges between the two countries of Oman and Iran will improve definitely," Raisi said before departure, according to Iran's state news agency IRNA.
"Both countries are determined to upgrade the level of political and economic ties," he added.
A delegation of 50 Iranian businessmen also travelled to Oman recently and Iran's minister for roads and urban development announced plans for a joint shipping line and tourist flights.
