Muscat: Passengers travelling to Oman will only be able to book their flight ticket after they have paid the cost of their seven-day mandatory quarantine in full.
The decision, which comes into effect today, has been issued by Oman's Supreme Committee to ensure that passengers follow the preventative measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease.
As such, a number of hotels in the Sultanate are asking passengers travelling back to the country to pay the entire amount of their quarantine before they book their flight tickets, Times of Oman reported.
“Passengers who come to Muscat are not just those who live in the country, but also people who travel to other destinations, in this case, primarily Saudi Arabia,” said Faiyaz Khan, the general manager of Travel Point, one of many travel companies that have organised hotel quarantine packages for incoming passengers.
“In Oman, arrivals have to quarantine for a week, but it is two weeks for those coming to Saudi Arabia, even if they are transiting through Oman, so they first need to quarantine here and then fly onwards,” he added.
“There are close to 1,000 passengers coming to the country every day, but there might not be enough hotels for all of them, so we have recommended they first confirm their hotel reservation and then book tickets.”
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