Press Releases

Date: 29 April 2019   At the 2019 World Travel Awards Middle East ceremony held recently at Warner Bros World in Abu Dhabi, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman has been named The “Middle East’s Leading Airline” Business Class and “Middle East’s Leading Airline” Economy Class. The Airline’s in-flight magazine, Wings of Oman, was also handed the title, “Middle East’s Leading Inflight Magazine”.

Date: 28 April 2019   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 Muscat and Bahrain effective from the upcoming summer schedule.

Date: 21 April 2019   In recognition of its outstanding maintenance services provided to KLM flights transiting at Muscat International Airport, Oman Air’s Engineering & Maintenance Division was awarded with a Certificate of Recognition by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The award was received by Oman Air’s Executive Vice President Engineering and Maintenance, Eng. Ali Redha Mohammed Al Lawatiya.

Date: 15 April 2019   The National Carrier announces special Ramadan promotion with fare starting from Omani Riyal 83 in Economy class and Omani Riyals 238 on Business class.

Date: 09 April 2019 Demonstrating its continued commitment to providing excellent customer service and a seamless passenger experience. Oman Air passengers based out of India can now purchase their flights with payment options that includes net banking from all major Indian banks, PayTM, Wallets, as well as EMI (Equal Monthly Instalments).

Date: 01 April 2019   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 off lights for one hour to highlight the importance of tackling climate change.

Date: 27 March 2019 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.

Date: 18 March 2019 Airline named first in the cleanest and quietest flying into LHR.   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 Quiet and Green chart published by LHR airport authorities.

Date: 13 March 2019   Oman Air has partnered with Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel, in Muscat to offer an exclusive benefit to its First and Business class passengers.

Date: 11 March 2019   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, upon invitation from Oman Air, especially for the event.