Omani low-cost carrier SalamAir will launch a thrice-weekly non-stop Vienna–Muscat route on 24 June 2026 using Airbus A321neo aircraft. It is the first direct link between Austria and Oman, a fast-growing Gulf tourism and investment market.
Vienna Airport management hails the service as a “strategic milestone” that diversifies its long-haul portfolio beyond the traditional Dubai and Doha hubs. For Austrian companies in logistics, renewable energy and hospitality, the connection cuts travel time by four hours compared with current one-stop options, facilitating project work in Oman’s special economic zones.
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The route also supports Oman’s Vision 2040 tourism targets and feeds SalamAir’s European expansion. Austrian inbound operators anticipate demand from adventure tourists drawn to Omani wadis and desert trekking, while Gulf expatriates in Austria gain a direct home-country link.
To streamline the obligatory e-visa process, travelers and corporate travel managers can turn to VisaHQ’s Austrian portal (https://www.visahq.com/austria/). The platform offers up-to-date visa requirements, digital application tools and courier services, ensuring that documents are submitted correctly and that the typical 72-hour turnaround is met—an invaluable aid for posted workers and adventure tourists alike.
Mobility implications: posted workers will need an e-visa for Oman; processing times average 72 hours, so travel planners should build this into deployment timelines. The flight arrives Muscat at 06:10, allowing same-day onward connections to Salalah and Duqm industrial zone.
Vienna Airport management hails the service as a “strategic milestone” that diversifies its long-haul portfolio beyond the traditional Dubai and Doha hubs. For Austrian companies in logistics, renewable energy and hospitality, the connection cuts travel time by four hours compared with current one-stop options, facilitating project work in Oman’s special economic zones.
The route also supports Oman’s Vision 2040 tourism targets and feeds SalamAir’s European expansion. Austrian inbound operators anticipate demand from adventure tourists drawn to Omani wadis and desert trekking, while Gulf expatriates in Austria gain a direct home-country link.
To streamline the obligatory e-visa process, travelers and corporate travel managers can turn to VisaHQ’s Austrian portal (https://www.visahq.com/austria/). The platform offers up-to-date visa requirements, digital application tools and courier services, ensuring that documents are submitted correctly and that the typical 72-hour turnaround is met—an invaluable aid for posted workers and adventure tourists alike.
Mobility implications: posted workers will need an e-visa for Oman; processing times average 72 hours, so travel planners should build this into deployment timelines. The flight arrives Muscat at 06:10, allowing same-day onward connections to Salalah and Duqm industrial zone.
