Oman Air

Oman Air is the flag carrier of the Sultanate of Oman. It is based in Muscat. It offers planned domestic and international passenger services, as well as local air taxi and charter work. Its major hub is at the Seeb International Airport in Muscat. It is member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization which is a regional airline trade organization of Arab air services, started in 1965.

Oman Air also has code share agreements with Emirates and Gulf Air. It was the first airline in the Gulf to set up the brand new Boeing NG 737 aircraft series. It was also the first ever airline to offer intra-Gulf commuter services.

Oman Air Fleet:
Oman Air maintains a fleet of about 20 aircrafts which includes thirteen Boeing 737-800, two Boeing 737-700, two ATR 42-500 and two Airbus A330-243. The airline will operate its first Airbus A330 from the Muscat International Airport by the end of August 2009. It has placed orders for 15 new aircrafts as well, to expand its fleet and also plans to lease two A330-200 from Jet Airways.

Oman Air Destinations:
Oman Air covers a widespread international network, with destinations in 13 countries, from its primary hub in Muscat. It connects to France, Germany, and United Kingdom in Europe and Egypt in North Africa. The airline also serves Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Lebanon in South West Asia and Thailand in South East Asia. Oman Air flies to India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Asia. The ailrine operates its domestic flights to Khasat, Muscat and Salalah.

In India, Oman Air covers Mumbai, Chennai, Kochi, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, and Delhi. There are plans to start flight operations to Frankfurt, Munich and Paris in Europe and Colombo and Male in South Asia. 267 flights are operated every week by Oman Air, as per the existing records for 2009. It is also arranging to add five more destinations to its current network in 2009. Besides, flights to U.S, Kenya and Tanzania have been terminated.