Qatar Airways expands codeshare partnership with Oman Air

Oman Air passengers will now be able to book travel to more than 80 destinations with Qatar Airways, including new gateways such as Atlanta, Seattle, Johannesburg, Abuja, and Bodrum Further expansion of the partnership follows the two airlines’ recent announcement in December 2020 of strengthening strategic cooperation DOHA, Qatar, 2021-Jun-01 — /Travel PR News/ —… Read the full press release

Oman Air rolls out COVID cargolifts to help transport critical medical aid to India

Airline will guarantee 10 tons of cargo space at no charge for the next 15 days to help transport critical medical aid from its hub in Muscat to various cities across India.  Muscat, Oman, 2021-May-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has activated an emergency cargolift… Read the full press release

Oman Air Holidays earns Safe Travels Stamp from the World Travel and Tourism Council

Muscat, Oman, 2021-Apr-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman, is pleased to announce that Oman Air Holidays has received the Safe Travels Stamp from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The Safe Travels Stamp is the world’s first ever global safety and hygiene stamp for… Read the full press release

Oman Air extends complimentary COVID-19 coverage until 31 December 2021

Muscat, Oman, 2021-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has extended its complimentary COVID-19 coverage until 31 December 2021. The complimentary coverage is for expenses incurred by medical treatment or quarantine related to the COVID-19 virus, and applies to tickets issued for travel after 1 October 2020… Read the full press release

Oman Air launches new service between Muscat and Sharjah, UAE

Muscat, Oman, 2021-Apr-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has launched its new service between Muscat and Sharjah, UAE, with 3 weekly flights (Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays), operated with Airbus 330 aircraft. Wednesday and Sunday flights from Muscat will depart at 14:25 and arrive in Sharjah… Read the full press release

Oman Air announces resumption of flights to Riyadh KSA

Muscat, Oman, 2021-Apr-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, will resume flights to Riyadh KSA on 1st April 2021, operating 4 flights per week. Flights to Dammam KSA resumed on 28 March 2021, operating 4 flights per week. Oman Air will maintain its comprehensive safety program… Read the full press release

Oman Air certified IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators for Pharmaceutical Logistics

Muscat, Oman, 2021-Mar-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has been certified IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators for Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma), confirming the airline’s capabilities for safeguarding the integrity of time- and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products from point of origin to destination. In successfully… Read the full press release

Oman Air names Madina Al Balushi as Country Manager, Bahrain and Najma Al Naamani as Sales Manager, Sri Lanka

Muscat, Oman, 2021-Feb-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, announced the appointment of Mrs. Madina Al Balushi as Country Manager, Bahrain and Ms. Najma Al Naamani as Sales Manager, Sri Lanka. Both will represent Oman Air in the Kingdom of Bahrain and Republic of Sri Lanka after… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways announces expanded code-share agreement with Oman Air

Code-share expansion will significantly increase the number of destinations available to Oman Air passengers from three to 65* on the Qatar Airways network Expansion of code-share agreement is the first step in further strengthening commercial cooperation between the two Gulf airlines DOHA, Qatar, 2021-Jan-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways continues to expand its… Read the full press release

Oman Air provides guests more comfort and convenience with the launch of “My Space”

Muscat, Oman, 2020-Dec-03 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is now offering “My Space”, an option which gives Economy Class guests the opportunity to ensure that the seat next to them is vacant. The airline’s program makes it simple to travel with even more comfort and… Read the full press release

Oman Air and Salam Air announce codeshare partnership

Oman Air’s guests can now connect seamlessly to Chittagong, Dhaka, Sialkot, Multan, and Khartoum. Codeshare connections to more destinations will be announced in the near future. Muscat, Oman, 2020-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air and Salam Air are delighted to announce that they have entered into a codeshare partnership to offer customers enhanced… Read the full press release

Oman Air resumes services between Muscat and Cairo

Muscat, Oman, 2020-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, will return to scheduled service on 1 October with service to 18 cities in 12 countries including 2 flights per week connecting Muscat and Cairo, which will depart from Oman on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and return on… Read the full press release

Oman Air Cargo awards CHAMP Cargosystems for its suite of e-cargo solutions

Oman Air Cargo awards CHAMP Cargosystems a five-year contract for Traxon cargoHUB, Traxon Global Customs, Traxon Global Security, and Traxon CDMP Frankfurt, Germany, 2020-Feb-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air Cargo has awarded CHAMP a five-year contract for its suite of e-cargo solutions. Following a request for proposals for cargo IT solutions, CHAMP won the… Read the full press release

Oman Air again recognised as the one of the cleanest and quietest airlines serving London’s Heathrow Airport

MUSCAT, Oman, 2019-Nov-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman, has once again been recognised as the one of the cleanest and quietest airlines serving London’s Heathrow Airport. Heathrow has some of the world’s toughest rules and regulations related to noise, which promote the use of best-in-class aircraft… Read the full press release

Oman Air supports the nation’s Paralympic Team

MUSCAT, Oman, 2019-Oct-30 — /Travel PR News/ — In line with its commitment to social responsibility, Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is proud to support the nation’s Paralympic Team, which recently competed in the Second West Asian Paralympic Games, 2019 held in Amman, Jordan. Supporting Oman’s parathletes is one component of… Read the full press release

Oman Air announces codeshare agreement with Lufthansa

MUSCAT, Oman, 2019-Oct-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, continues its expansion across Europe by adding 5 popular cities to its collection of codeshare destinations with Lufthansa, Europe’s largest airline. Under the expanded agreement, with the first flights set to depart on 27 October, guests can travel… Read the full press release

Oman Air’s football team wins the Aviation Football Cup 2019

MUSCAT, Oman, 2019-Oct-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air’s football team has won the Aviation Football Cup 2019, held in Barcelona Spain from 2 – 6 October, by defeating Ekaterinburg, a Russian team, 3-1 in the final match of the 14-team tournament. Oman Air’s Chief Executive Officer, Abdulaziz Al Raisi, was delighted with the win,… Read the full press release

Oman Air delivers Junior Sindbad lunch boxes to a number of schools in Muscat

MUSCAT, Oman, 2019-Sep-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air recently helped hundreds of Muscat students enjoy a happy take-off to the new school year by delivering Junior Sindbad lunch boxes to a number of schools in Muscat. Under the airline’s Junior Sindbad community-engagement program, 350 kits featuring specially designed lunchboxes filled with a soft toy,… Read the full press release

Oman Air expands existing codeshare agreement with Gulf Air

MUSCAT, Oman, 2019-Apr-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, and Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, have expanded their existing codeshare agreement allowing passengers to benefit from the outstanding products and services offered by the two airlines. This will extend travel opportunities to fly beyond… Read the full press release

Oman Air participated in Earth Hour 2019

MUSCAT, Oman, 2019-Apr-03 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air’s headquarters in Muscat, as well as across its network destinations marked Earth Hour at 8.30pm (local time) on Saturday March 30th. The airline was joined by tens of thousands of organizations and hundreds of millions of people around the world to mark Earth Hour by turning… Read the full press release

Oman Air introduces its revamped mobile application

MUSCAT, Oman, 2019-Apr-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has introduced its revamped mobile application for iOS and Android smartphones allowing its guests to organise and manage their journey on the go. Utilizing the latest innovations in mobile technology, Oman Air’s new app is a user-friendly platform… Read the full press release

Oman Air recognised as the cleanest and quietest carrier as per Heathrow Airport’s Fly Quiet and Green chart

Airline named first in the cleanest and quietest flying into LHR. MUSCAT, Oman, 2019-Mar-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman, has been recognised as the cleanest and quietest carrier in contributing to the reduction of the noise footprint at UK’s Heathrow Airport, as per the Fly… Read the full press release

Oman Air takes first place in the latest Heathrow “Fly Quiet and Green” league table

Oman Air claims first place in Heathrow’s latest “Fly Quiet and Green” league table, securing its place amongst Heathrow’s most sustainable airlines One year after increasing environmental pricing incentives – which reward airlines for flying their greenest and quietest planes at Heathrow –more 787 Dreamliners and A350s are being brought to the UK’s only hub… Read the full press release

Oman Air hosted an engaging forum on Emergency Response Planning

MUSCAT, Oman, 2019-Mar-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, recently hosted an engaging forum on Emergency Response Planning which took place at Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) auditorium. The forum was conducted by a team of Malaysian Airlines officials who had flown in from Kuala Lumpur,… Read the full press release

Turkish Airlines extends codeshare agreement with Oman Air

Istanbul Turkey, 2019-Mar-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Turkish Airlines and Oman Air have revised the codeshare agreement signed earlier. Under the revised agreement, Turkish Airlines will codeshare on Oman Air operating flights to Salalah, while Oman Air will codeshare on Turkish Airlines operating flights to Rome, Copenhagen and Algiers. The codeshare agreement allows guests… Read the full press release

Oman Air expands its fleet with a new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

MUSCAT, Oman, 2018-Dec-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has taken delivery of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that it has on order for 2018. This comes at a time when the airline is continuing its trajectory of rapid growth and expansion. The wide-body Boeing 787-9 is… Read the full press release

Oman Air and its frequent flyer programme, Sindbad recognized at the 2018 World Travel Awards

MUSCAT, Oman, 2018-Dec-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has been awarded World’s Leading Airline Economy Class at the 2018 World Travel Awards and its frequent flyer programme, Sindbad has been named “World’s Leading Airline Rewards Programme 2018”. The World Travel Awards 2018 were presented recently at… Read the full press release

Heathrow’s latest “Fly Quiet and Green” results: Oman Air is now second to Polish carrier LOT

Following recent makeover, Oman’s flag carrying fleet earns it high ranking in latest Fly Quiet and Green table while LOT crowned greenest, quietest airline Data from latest “Fly Quiet and Green” league table shows Heathrow airlines continue to modernise their aircraft More than one in five aircraft landing at Heathrow this year are expected to… Read the full press release

Oman Air inaugurates new daily direct service between Muscat and Moscow

MUSCAT, Oman, 2018-Nov-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman has commenced its new daily direct service between Russia and Oman, with its first flight departing Muscat International Airport to Moscow Domodedovo Airport on 30th October. The inaugural flight, WY 181 departed Muscat International Airport at 14:55 after a… Read the full press release

Oman Air resumes its service between Muscat and Malé in the Maldives

MUSCAT, Oman, 2018-Oct-31 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, resumed its service between Muscat and Malé in the Maldives on 28th October. The service is operated by the new B737 –MAX 8 aircraft. Oman Air flights from Muscat to Maldives will operate on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday… Read the full press release