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Oman Air resumes flights to Lebanon

Date: 18 May 2008

Oman Air said it has resumed its commercial flights to the Lebanese Rafik Hariri International Airport, with the first flight that operated on Sunday 18th May 2008. Corporate Communications & Media Department stated that the national carrier of The Sultanate of Oman has been assessing the circumstances on a daily basis and is at this stage, content that resuming flights, as affirmed by the company’s security and operational specialists, is completely safe. The flights will operate on daily basis, and Oman Air office in the Lebanese capital is open for booking. Corporate Communications & Media of Oman Air notified that Oman Air has brought it operations to Beirut to a standstill on May 7 2008 due to the unstable circumstances, which the sisterly Lebanese Republic was going through, and...

Oman Air New Branding Catch The Attention At ATM 2008

Date: 15 May 2008

Usama Bin Karim Al Haremi, Head of Corporate Communications and Media in Oman Air said Oman Air has made the most of its strong participation in The Arabian Travel Market. A successful partaking by the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman was witnessed at ATM 2008, which is an important international event, allowing significant interaction between members of the travel and trade industry on a global level. He stated that in order to keep up with the pace of development and to ensure future investment, Oman Air will continue to focus on participating at global trade events such as the ATM, as part of measures to promote Oman as a leading global tourist destination, noting that the Middle East has a bright future, where massive development is being undertaken over the whole...

Oman Air’s Passenger Surge Triggers $4M IT Investment Program

Date: 13 May 2008

Oman Air Company is to invest $4.2 million over four years in major IT improvements at Muscat International Airport, following 22% growth in passengers travelling on the national airline last year.

In this regard, Habib Bhacker Habib, Head of Information Computing in Oman Air said that the investment programme agreed with SITA, the world's leading service provider of IT business solutions and communication services to the air transport industry, with over 55 years experience will cover all essential airport operations including check-in, flight boarding and baggage management, and will benefit all airlines using the gateway. The move also follows the creation of a new corporate identity for the national airline as it transforms...

Oman Air Marks Significant Increase In Passenger Uplift During The First Quarter 2008

Date: 11 May 2008

Oman Air said that during the first quarter of this year, the national carrier has uplifted 445923 passengers, compared to 297391 passengers last year, recording a substantial increase of 50% percentage over the same period last year.

Abdulrazaq Bin Juma Alraisi, Senior Manger Sales Oman Air said that this achievement was accomplished in spite of the sturdy competition within the aviation industry worldwide, and sales has grown considerably as at 103% due to the successful operational strategy and high quality services provided, in addition to the fleet efficacy and on time performance, in addition to the increase of Oman Air scheduled flights in the 1st quarter of this year that reach to 1860 flights as against 1373 flights in...

Oman An Example Of A Safe Destination To Visit
Condé Nast Traveler corrects American tourists’ concepts toward the Middle East.

Date: 02 May 2008

Mr. Usama Bin Karim Al Haremi
H-CC&M

Usama Bin Karim Al Haremi, Head of Corporate Communications and Media of Oman Air notified that, the prestigious and most respected widely read American travel publication armed with the slogan “truth in travel” Condé Nast Traveller, also considered...

Oman Air At The Arabian Travel Market 2008

Date: 27 Apr 2008

Oman Air will be participating in ATM 2008 to be held in Dubai. Universally recognised as the leading travel industry event for the Middle East and pan Arab region, The Arabian Travel Market serves the whole region, including all the GCC States. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Arabian Travel Market, the premier regional business forum for inbound, outbound, and intra-regional tourism, is expected to attract this year over 23,500 industry players from over 100 countries.

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Oman Air The Official Carrier Of The Sixth Dhofar Cultural Forum 2008

Date: 22 Apr 2008

Ministry of Heritage and Culture represented by Directorate General of Heritage and Culture at Dhofar Governorate Honored the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman "Oman Air" for its part sponsoring The Sixth Dhofar Cultural Forum 2008 aiming at revitalizing cultural and art activities in general, by expanding the participation to include most of the wilayats within the Governorate, which bestowed with great joy and momentum by public. The event that lasted for one full month and has succeeded in attracting a large number of public.

In this context, Mr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Alamry, regional director of sales in Dhofar Governorate said, despite the steady international growth and...

Oman Air Catering Business Unit Awarded Prestigious ISO 22000

Date: 20 Apr 2008

OMAN AIR CATERING AMONG THE FIRST TO BE AWARDED THE COVETED INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) 22000 CERTIFICATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND GULF REGION FOR THE SCOPE “MANAGEMENT OF CATERING SERVICES”

The Catering Business Unit of Oman Air at Muscat International Airport has achieved another milestone by being the first airline caterer within the Middle East and Gulf Region to be awarded the prestigious certification in Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), a Food...

Oman Air A Lead Sponsor Of Oman Travel Market

Date: 17 Apr 2008

Oman Air the National carrier of the Sultanate has contributed as a lead Sponsor of Oman Travel Market, the Sultanate's inclusive event for promoting and marketing of inbound, outbound and intra-regional tourism.

In this regard, Corporate Communications and Media of Oman Air said that Oman Travel Market without a doubt is the largest travel and tourism show in the Sultanate of Oman. It is an exclusive travel and tourism event representing a forum for travel and tourism related companies to popularize Adventure, Business, Leisure, and Responsible / Eco tourism also Real...

Oman Air A Golden sponsor for Jobex 2008: Talented job opportunities made available by Oman Air for the visitors of the exhibition.

Date: 7 Apr 2008

As a Golden sponsor, Oman Air participates in JOBEX 2008 being held at Oman Exhibition Center from 7 to April 9, 2008.

Extolling the important role played by these Exhibitions, Al Shaik. Ahmed bin Himyar Al Nabhani Senior Manager Human Resources of Oman Air stated that sponsoring these exhibitions assists in establishing connection channels with Omani academic cadres and assists young Omanis to closely scrutinize job opportunities currently available in the market. It also facilitates the Managements’ initiatives to further enhance the National human resources to develop their scientific and technical skills which would in...

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