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Now fly to India at OMR19.9, Bangladesh at OMR39.9

Now fly to India at OMR19.9, Bangladesh at OMR39.9

Times of Oman3 days ago
Muscat: SalamAir, the low-cost carrier of Oman, has announced special fares to India and Bangladesh.
In a social media post, Salam Air announced Mumbai fares from OMR19.9, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai from OMR21.9 and Lucknow from OMR29.9 from Muscat International Airport.
To Bangladesh, the airline announced Dhaka and Chittagong fares from OMR39.9 from Muscat International Airport.
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