Look at just about any list of the world's best airlines, and you'll likely find Middle Eastern companies in the top ten. Indeed, the "the big three" Gulf carriers -- Qatar, Emirates, and Etihad -- all secured a place in this year's Skytrax World Airline Awards, including the number one spot.
....Work is also underway expanding the country's Muscat International Airport by four times its size. The current airport can accommodate 4 million -- roughly the size of Oman's population -- and in the coming years is expected to grow to a major transport hub catering for 12 million passengers a year.
There are also plans to develop Oman's Salalah International Airport, in the south east of the country, which will accommodate another 1 million passengers.