Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Tourism Oman - Airlines





















Oman Air (Arabic: Oman Air is the carrier of the Sultanate of Oman. Headquartered in Muscat, which operate scheduled passenger services, domestic and international and regional air taxi and charter flights.'s Main base in Muscat International Airport. Oman Air is a member of the Organization of Arab airlines. From March 1, 2010, Oman Air is the first airline in the world, providing all telephone calls and SMS and Wi-Fi Internet service on selected routes.

History

Oman Air was founded in 1970 and began work in 1993 as Air and Oman, following the merger of Gulf Air Division light aircraft and the Sultanate of Oman International Services. In March 2007 the Omani government to recapitalize the company, which held that the government seeks to increase its stake in Air from about 33 to 80 percent. [2] He also announced that Oman Air will re-evaluate the strategic plans, with the possibility of entering the market a long time [2]. This led to the announcement by the government in May 2007, to withdraw from Gulf Air, and instead focus on the development of Oman Air. [3] Oman Air launched services to large distances, November 26, 2007 with the launch of flights to London and Bangkok. [4] [5]), with the advent of new Airbus aircraft from other ways A330-200/300 for long distances is planned. November 2009, the Government of Oman has a majority share of 98.2% in the airline. [6].


Founded 1981
Hubs Muscat International Airport
Frequent flyer program Sindbad Frequent Flyer
Member lounge Oman Air Lounge
Fleet size 21 (+17 orders)
Destinations 32
Company slogan Modern Vision. Timeless Traditions...
Parent company Government of Oman
Headquarters Muscat, Oman
Key people Peter Hill (CEO) [1]

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