Around 200 staff of Oman Air, the flag carrier of the Gulf Arab state, went on strike on Sunday demanding higher salaries, employees and company officials said. A wave of revolts against oppressive leaders and economic hardships have been sweeping the Arab world over the past two months, ousting the presidents of Egypt and Tunisia.
They now challenge regimes in Libya as well as nearby Bahrain and Oman. The sultanate, a small non-OPEC oil producer, has seen some of the largest protests in the Gulf Arab region demanding political reforms, jobs, and improvement of salaries.
"About 200 ground staff are on strike today from different departments, demanding higher pay," a striking employee said. Strikers gathered at the airline's headquarters for around two hours, and threatened to continue their action on Monday.