Muscat OOMS Absorbs the Most Diverted Business Jets in the First Week of the Iran Conflict (Business Jets Reach 31% of Departures), but Issues a Capacity Restriction Within 10 Days — Alternative Hub Windows Are Extremely Short, Operators Need Pre-Positioned Secondary Diversion Plans

On the first day of the war (February 28), OOMS received 17 diverted flights, the most globally [KG-1]. By March 5, business jets accounted for 31% of its departures [KG-3], with charter demand surging 200–300% [KG-2]. However, by March 9, the airport officially imposed restrictions asking business jets to avoid additional flights [KG-4]. From 'largest receiving station' to 'capacity restriction' took only about 10 days, demonstrating that a single alternative hub's absorption window is extremely short. Concurrently, WingX data shows Middle East parked business jets dropped from 164 to 82 [KG-9], with aircraft forced to divert to more distant hubs like Turkey. Confidence: ★★ (Multiple independent news cross-verification + WingX data corroboration).