Oman Air staff picket corporate HQ in protest

Up to 100 staff of Oman Air staged a protest outside the company's offices yesterday calling for better working conditions

The Associated Press reported that the Oman Air demonstration follows days of protests elsewhere in Oman urging political reforms.

Witnesses said about 100 Oman Air employees began gathering by late morning and were calling for improved working conditions. The state-run carrier's corporate offices are located near the country's main international airport in the capital, Muscat.

Philippe Georgiou, the carrier's chief officer for corporate affairs, said flights were not disrupted by the demonstration. He told The Associated Press the airline is willing to talk with protesters, who come from a number of different departments and have a range of demands, including calls for higher wages.

"The general environment is of people expressing their views ... in the region," he told Associated Press.