MUSCAT: Corporate and community organisations in Oman wishing to operate a chartered flight to repatriate stranded Indian passengers from Oman must now identify an Air Transport Operator (ATO) who will be the nodal point to get clearance from State government for flights, Indian Embassy said on Tuesday.
In a statement issued, embassy said the ATO will have to now obtain the clearance certificate for charter flights directly from the state government. Earlier, the embassy gave the permissions to social organisations and corporates to fly charters from Oman to India.
“Simultaneously, ATO will share the flight proposal and passenger manifest with Embassy of India seeking No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the operation of flight,” embassy said.
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Following is the revised SOP for organizing chartered flights from Oman to India:
- The corporate/community organization wishing to operate a chartered flight may identify an Air Transport Operator (ATO).
- ATO may contact nodal point of the State Government concerned directly with flight proposal and passenger manifest. (The formats for flight proposal, passenger manifest and list of nodal points in various States are being made available to all airlines operating to and from Oman).
- Simultaneously, ATO will share the flight proposal and passenger manifest with Embassy of India seeking No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the operation of flight.
- ATO or the corporate concerned/community organization will obtain State Goverment clearance in writing for the flight.
- It will be the responsibility of corporate/community organization and the ATO to ensure that the conditions of concerned State Government in respect of quarantine, COVID testing as well as any other requirements are complied with scrupulously.
- Based on the State clearance and NOC of Embassy, the ATO will approach DGCA directly for flight clearance.
- Final pasenger manifest will be shared by ATO with Embassy of India and State Government concerned prior to the departure of flight.
- Any change in the flight date/time needs to be informed to State Government/Embassy immediately.
- In case any clarification about the SOP is required, Embassy may be contacted by email on admin.muscat@mea.gov.in
