A FieldTrip to MWASALAT COMPANY

A field trip was conducted to Mwasalat Oman. The Oman National Transport Company “MWASALAT” which was  founded in 1972. The main goal of the establishment was to provide transportation services to schools’ students within Muscat Governorate. In June 1975, it started to operate the public transport services. Additionally, it was awarded the concession for providing the public transport services to all parts of the Sultanate of Oman by Royal Decree (84/59) on the 5th of July 1984. Moreover, it is deemed as permanent member of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and the leading public transport company in the Middle East. In November 2015, the company launched its new identity "MWASALAT”. Nowadays, MWASALAT – Bus Operations covers number of main routes and maintain the economic value of the Sultanate.

A team of very supportive staff of the company Mr Sulaiman Al Waihabi; Mr Sultan al Hadhrami ; Ms Anood Al Mhahrabi; Mr Hamed Moosa al Balushi ; Mr Bassam Al Shidhani; Ms Shamsa Al Sibani ; Mr Mohammed Ahmed al Balus; Mr Abdul Rahim al Mandhari and Ms Ataf al Busafi imparted a very useful information about

• The Company
• History of Mwasalat 
• Vision and Mission
• The operations of the company
• Public Transportation Basics  
• Monitoring and Safety in Public  Transportation
• Maintenance of the Fleet of buses
• Staff management
• Challenges in the Transport Sector

 A very informative and interactive presentation to the students. Students clarified their doubts about the hospitality Industry. The students were given a free tour of the major tourist locations in Muscat. Received a very positive feedback about the Industry as well as company from the students.