Oman Air appoints Combo Communications to boost commercial operations in Germany

Notes and media contacts

About Oman Air:

Oman Air is the national carrier of the sultanate of Oman. Founded in 1993, the airline has since witnessed massive growth and has played a major role in making Muscat an important traffic hub in the Middle East, supporting the commercial, industrial and tourism sectors.

The airline currently operates international flights to Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait and Riyadh. In addition, Oman Air flies to ten destinations in India - Mumbai, Chennai, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Delhi, Lucknow, Bangalore, Kozhikode and Jaipur; to Chittagong in Bangladesh and Karachi in Pakistan, Bangkok, Cairo, Beirut and Amman, Jordan. The only route in Europe is currently London, Heathrow. Oman Air will commence in September 2009 four weekly flights from Frankfurt and from October, three weekly flights from Munich as well as four weekly flights from Paris, Charles de Gaulle to Muscat. In Asia, Oman Air is operating from October 2009 four times a week from Muscat to Maldives and daily to Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Oman Air's international fleet consists of Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A330-200/300 aircraft. Two ATR 42-500 aircrafts perform domestic schedule and charter operations. During 2010/2011, 3 additional A330-300 will be delivered.

For the route between Germany and Oman, airline jets of the type Airbus A330-200 will operate in a Business and Economy Class configuration. At the beginning of this year, Oman Air unveiled its new, lie-flat Business Class seat, which offers greater levels of comfort that have been compared to other airlines' first class products.

For the future Oman Air has ordered 7 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which are scheduled for delivery in 2014. Further information under www.omanair.aero

With the introduction of these daily non-stop services between Germany and Oman, we are demonstrating the importance that Oman Air places upon the German market in our current and future development plans.

Media contact:

Usama Bin Karim Al Haremi
Head Of Corporate Communications & Media
Oman Air
Tel: +968 24519616
Fax: +968 24510771