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Oman Air Announces Flights To Pakistan

Date:21 Sep 2007

Oman Air continues to announce its new destinations for 2007. The Inaugural flight to Karachi in Pakistan will take off on October 1. The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman will be recommencing its operations to Pakistan with flights 4 times a week to Karachi.

Oman Air Chief Executive Officer, Ziad Bin Karim Al Haremi said: “Oman Air is content to add once again Karachi, Pakistan's economic capital to its Network. This step is part of our strategic commitment to offer value services to the region. We are confident that adding this destination can effectively cater to the large number of the Pakistani community living in and out side of Pakistan, also will certainly offer an alternative travel option for our valued customers in Oman. We will...

Oman Air Adds Riyadh And Jeddah To Its Network

Date:15 Sep 2007

Oman Air, the national carrier of Sultanate of Oman which is 82 percent owned by the Government, is scheduled to launch its inaugural flight to Riyadh and Jeddah this month. It will be stepping in to fill the gap in the market left by Gulf Air when it stopped flying direct flights to these destinations from Muscat earlier this year.

“We will be flying two times a week from Seeb International Airport in Muscat the Omani Capital, to both Riyadh and Jeddah. Everything is ready: Our maintenance crew, pilots, and flight attendants,” said Ziad Bin Karim Al Haremi Chief Executive Officer of Oman Air.

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Oman Air An Overall Website Design Upgraded

Date:11 Sep 2007

As travellers grow more comfortable shopping on the Internet, the Web sites of airlines are ever more becoming their most important marketing opportunity, in some cases accounting for more than half of ticket sales. Airlines are discovering that by redesigning their Websites, they can cut costs, shore up the loyalty of business travelers, and even lure customers away from other travel sites. Airlines have come upon another way to cut costs and actually improve one area of service.

Mr. Habib Bin Bhacker Habib, Head of Information and Computing in Oman Air said, “As customer demand for on-line services increased in today’s fast...

Oman Air Grants Young Omanis The Opportunity To Become Pilots

Date:9 Sep 2007

Mr. Amar Nasser Divisional Manager Human Resource and Administration said, “The dream of becoming a Pilot might come true for young Omanis, since Oman Air once again takes a significant initiative in the area of Professional Pilot recruitment, being all set to select and recruit a new group of 15 young dynamic school leavers as Cadet Pilots, object to applying by 15 September 2007. Recently a group of nine young Omani Pilots has graduated from UK, and at present undertaking 4 phases of training conducted in accordance with the laws and standards of The Civil Aviation, issued by the Omani Directorate of Civil Aviation and Meteorology at Oman Air's Flight...

Oman Air Announces Its Operations To London

Date:8 Sep 2007

Oman Air the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman will be launching daily non-stop scheduled services between Muscat, capital of the Sultanate of Oman, and London Gatwick, which is considered a significant milestone for Oman Air. The carrier can now offer passengers seven flights a week between Muscat and the London market.

In this regard, Ziad Bin Karim Al Haremi Chief Executive Officer of Oman Air said, “London is one of our prime markets, and Gatwick offers an alternative to the highly popular Heathrow services. Oman Air is really planning to spread its reach to exciting new destinations to cater for upward demand from a diverse group of travellers. London Gatwick

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Added Service For Premium Passengers Of Oman Air

Date:6 Sep 2007

One of the biggest hustles of travelling that passengers’ face when they arrive at international airports is the congestion they face at the immigration counters and baggage claim areas. Queues are endless and procedures are unfamiliar.

Mr. Mohammed Al Shikely, Oman Air Senior Manager Marketing said that in order to ensure that our Business Class travellers and Sindbad Gold Cardholders avoid such queues and procedures on arrival at Seeb International Airport, Oman Air has introduced the Ahlan Lounge facilities. With the introduction of this privilege, these special Oman Air passengers can now experience Omani hospitality at its finest as soon as they enter Muscat Seeb International Airport.

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Oman Air Launches Its Ramadan Special Campaign

Date:3 Sep 2007

Oman Air the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman is offering spectacular special fares to eight Indian destinations and four

Mr. Hassan Al-Lawatia
CM-Oman

Middle East destinations during Ramadan, to allow customers to visit their families during the Holy Month. The carrier is reducing its fares to offer passengers the opportunity to fly home even just for a weekend to spend time with their families and...

Oman Air Renews Its Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)

Date:1 Sep 2007

The image of Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has received a further boost with the successful recent

completion of renewing its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Registration. Oman Air has successfully passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and renewed its registration as IOSA Operator. The renewal is an outcome of the IOSA audit the Airline underwent on September 2006, whereby the Carrier remains among the airlines, which reached this internationally recognized standard, after a thorough evaluation in all areas of Operations, Safety, and Security. Oman Air achieved the distinction of being the 24th airline worldwide, and the 3rd in the...

Oman Air Denies Statements Released On Its Behalf

Date:26 Aug 2007

A recent article published by the East African magazine (Nation Media Group Ltd) Nairobi-Kenya on August 20, 2007 titled “Gulf Air, Oman Air planning to resume flights to Darussalam”, which was also made available globally and circulated on a number of internet sites, reporter MIKE MANDE has allegedly made statements attributed to Oman Air regarding the commencement of its operations to East Africa. As allegedly declared by the publication, Oman Air during this phase is assessing the circumstances on a daily basis and is satisfied that it should resume flights to Tanzania. Furthermore, the airline was waiting for the outcome of the final negotiations between the Governments...

Oman Air Continues To Achieve New Accomplishments

Date:22 Aug 2007

Oman Air continues to achieve new accomplishments in terms of passengers’ traffic. The airline within the first six month of 2007 has carried 643,724 passengers, which is considered as an unprecedented achievement since operation in 1993. The National Carrier of Oman carried 601,161 Passenger in 2006 and 506,545 passenger in 2005 during the same period respectively.

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