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Established in 1993, Oman Air (IATA code: WY) is known as the flagship carrier and a national airline of Oman, which its hub located at the Muscat International Airport. The airline, that received an Official Four Star Airline from Skytrax in 2011, has played a major role in making Muscat an important traffic hub in the Middle East, supporting the commercial, industrial, and tourism sectors. Oman Air currently operates around 47 domestic and international destinations around the world. In operating its flight service, Oman Air uses five units of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, six units of Airbus 330-300, four units of Airbus 330-200, five units of Boeing 737-900, 24 units of Boeing 737-800, one unit of Boeing 737-700, and four units of Embraer 175s. By 2023, Oman Air’s total fleet size is expected to be around 68. Oman Air’s commitment to a seamless passenger experience has resulted in acclaim at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, including Best Business Class Seat in the World (2011, 2012), Service Excellence, Middle East (2011), and Best Airline Staff Service, Middle East (2014 and 2015). Further awards include Best Business Class Airline, Middle East from Business Destinations Awards 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016; and Best In-Flight Connectivity & Communications Award at The 2011 Passenger Choice Awards. The World Travel Awards have also honored Oman Air with World’s Leading Airline – Economy Class in 2014-2016 and World’s Leading Business Class Airline – Middle East in 2013-2016. The airline offers three different flight classes, which include Economy Class, Business Class, and First Class. Each set in all flight classes is equipped with an LCD monitor so that the passengers get to enjoy an in-flight entertainment system during the flight. Oman Air also offers a range of complimentary hot and cold drinks, including freshly brewed tea and coffee. For the Business and First Class passengers, they can recline their seat into a fully flat 180-degree position to sleep comfortably. There are also two USB plugs, Ethernet plug, one audio and video assumption plug, and a PC power outlet at those two premium classes. At select destinations across Oman Air network, the Business and First Class passengers can avail the complimentary Chauffeur Drive airport transfer service. All Oman Air passengers are also entitled to a free baggage allowance. Passengers traveling on Oman Air’s Economy Class are allowed to bring one piece of baggage of up to 30 kg. Meanwhile, the Business and First Class passengers get a 30 kg baggage allowance plus one additional piece of baggage of up to 20 kg. Each bag should not exceed the dimension of 158 cm. Baggage that exceeds the standard dimensions and weight restrictions are subject to applicable fees. All checked baggage must be dropped at the check-in counter. Oman Air offers two ways to check-in for the flight, either online check-in via Oman Air’s website or early check-in at Muscat International Airport. Online check-in is available between 24 hours to 90 minutes before the flight departure, while the early check-in is available up to eight hours before departure. When checking in, passengers who are also a member of Sindbad may present their membership card. Sindbad is Oman Air’s frequent flyer program, which allows its members to earn Sindbad miles from flying with Oman Air or partner airlines and transacting with any of Oman Air’s global partners. Accumulated Sindbad miles can be redeemed for free flights, flight upgrades, promotions, and more. There are three membership tiers that Sindbad offers, which consist of Blue Silver, and Gold. The more people fly with Oman Air, the higher their membership tier will be. Each membership tier comes with benefits and privileges, ranging from extra baggage allowance, lounge access, priority check-in, priority boarding, and more.

Even though Oman Air was founded in 1993, its journey actually had started in 1970. At the time, Oman Air’s forerunner, Oman International Services (OIS), began handling civilian aircraft. Seven years later, OIS took over Gulf Air’s Light Aircraft Division and then the company became Oman Aviation Service (OAS) in 1981. OAS started its regular flights from Muscat to Salalah in 1982 as a joint venture with Gulf Air. In 1993, Oman Air was finally formed, as well as launched its first international flights to Dubai and Trivandrum, India. Flights to other destinations quickly followed, with Kuwait and Karachi services starting in January 1994 and Colombo in October. In 1998, the airline officially joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA). By 2007, Government of Oman recapitalized Oman Air, increasing its shareholding from 33% to 80%. It was also announced that Oman Air would reevaluate its strategic plans, with a possibility of entering the long haul market. In order to support this plan, the Government of Oman decided to sell its share of Gulf Air and would instead concentrate on developing Oman Air. Finally, on November 2007, Oman Air introduced its long-haul service by launching flights to Bangkok and London. During the same year, it was also announced that Oman Air had placed an order with Airbus for five Airbus A330 aircraft for delivery in 2009. The airline did take delivery of its first Airbus A220 that year. In fact, there were quite many memorable things happened in 2009. In addition to that Airbus delivery, Oman Air announced intentions to lease another two units of A330-200s from Jet Airways. The airline also moved its UK-bound service from London Gatwick to London Heathrow, as well as launched new services to Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Male, and Colombo. A year later, Oman Air became the first airline in the world to offer in-flight mobile phone and Wi-Fi internet services on selected routes. By November 2010, the government of Oman held a 99.8-percent stake in the airline. There were also many new routes launched in that year, including Al Ain, Ras Al Khaima, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Islamabad, Dammam, Kathmandu, and Milan. In 2013, the CEO was quoted as saying that Oman Air was studying to move to a 50 aircraft strong fleet by 2017. It was also in that year when Oman Air signed an eight-year contract with Bombardier Aerospace for repair work on Rolls-Royce Trent 700 inlet cowls for the Airbus A330 fleet. A year later, the airline received the first of 24 new aircraft it had on order. Throughout 2015, Oman Air was quite busy with new routes launching to Goa, Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, and non-stop service to Kuala Lumpur. The airline also announced that it would phase out its smaller aircraft to focus on an all Airbus and Boeing fleet. By the end of 2015, the two units of ATR 42-500 aircraft were withdrawn, while the four Embraer 175 and the Boeing 737-700 aircraft had been retired by the end of 2016. The year of 2016 was quite eventful for Oman Air. The airline launched codeshare with THAI. Some flight services were also improved, from launching second daily service to London Heathrow, introducing flights to Najaf, Iraq, and launching non-stop flights to Guangzhou. Looking back to all those years, it can be concluded that Oman Air has always been maintaining a very high standard of professionalism. No wonder that Oman Air has successfully earned a great reputation in the region.