Press Releases

Date: 1 March 2015 Oman Air will launch services to three exciting destinations this spring. The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman will fly from Muscat to Singapore and Goa from the 29th of March and to Dhaka as from August 2015. The Chief Executive of Oman Air, Paul Gregorowitsch announced the new routes, saying: "We are delighted to be opening up new routes to Singapore, Goa and Dhaka, and to be offering our customers even more choice within Oman Air's continually expanding network. We know there is strong demand for flights to each of these destinations. We are therefore very confident that the new services will prove extremely popular and I would encourage customers to book as early as possible.

Date: 28 February 2015 Oman Air has scooped four awards at the Oman Airports Management Company Second Annual Awards ceremony, held at the Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa in Muscat on Sunday 22nd February 2015.

Date: 18 February 2015 As EXPO Milano 2015 prepares to open its doors to an expected 20 million visitors, Oman Air has been named as the event's Preferred Authorised Reseller for the Sultanate of Oman. The Omani national airline offers tickets for sale and details of how they can be purchased has been published.

Date: 17 February 2015 Officials in Bangladesh have named Oman Air as the Best Airline Operating to and from Chittagong. The prestigious award was made on the United Nations International Migration Day, by the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training Center, part of Bangladesh's Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment.

Date: 19 January 2015 A global conference of Oman Air staff has given ambitious proposals for growth and prosperity a warm welcome. The proposals were set out by Chief Executive Officer Paul Gregorowitsch, and provided a centrepiece for the event, whose theme was 'To become the Best'. They included the continuation of Oman Air's ambitious expansion strategy, together with the launch of a stringent efficiency programme, entitled 'Shape and Size'. This will see the airline make cost savings of RO 100 million over the next three years, resulting in Oman Air achieving profitability by the end of 2017.

Date: 14 January 2015 Oman Air's Muscat-based catering unit is playing an important role in supporting the Omani Government's promotion of authentic Omani cuisine to discerning international audiences. Oman Air's Catering Business Unit, under the leadership of General Manager - Oman Air Catering Jassim Al Balushi, recently hosted a high profile event at which three of Oman's leading chefs presented a range of delicious new dishes. Each dish combined traditional Omani cooking with the latest global culinary trends, and was created with the expert support of Oman Air's in-house chefs.

Date: 5 January 2015 Oman Air has launched an efficiency programme, entitled Shape and Size, with the aim of achieving substantial reductions in the airline's expenditure. The move is timed to coincide with the start of 2015 and the onset of new budgets for the year. The Shape and Size efficiency programme is targeting cost reductions across all activities undertaken by the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman. None of those reductions will affect the airline's safety or the high standards of service offered to valued customers.