Oman Air restarts non-stop flights between Salalah and Dubai.

M2 PRESSWIRE-May 6, 2011-: Oman Air restarts non-stop flights between Salalah and Dubai(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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Muscat, -- Oman Air, The National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman restarted its services between Salalah and Dubai on Wednesday 4th May 2011. Salalah flights will operate twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. To celebrate the resumption of the flights between Salalah and Dubai, a ceremony was organised at Salalah Airport under the auspices of H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Saif Al Mahrouqi, the Deputy Governor of Dhofar, and attended by local dignitaries, major travel agents and members of Oman Airs senior management team. Maitha Al Mahrouqi, Oman Airs Country Manager, Oman, said: Oman Air is very happy to relaunch the non-stop flights between Salalah and Dubai, which we are sure will be appreciated and welcomed by passengers and the travel trade community.

This sector will boost the numbers of business and tourism travellers from these two cities and is another step forward in strengthening relations between the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The initial response we got for our promotional fares to this sector has been very encouraging. Our prices start from 85 Omani Rials, including taxes. Oman Air Holidays has also come up with a unique package for those who wish to enjoy the two cities at their own pace.

For more information regarding our unique holiday packages, visit www.omanair.com or call 08444 822309 or +968 2453 1000.

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About Oman Air

Oman Air is the flagship 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 direct international flights from Muscat to Gulf destinations, such as Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, Kuwait and Al Ain. Within the Middle East region, Oman Air flies to Cairo in Egypt, Beirut in Lebanon and Amman in Jordan. Oman Air also flies to Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania.

In addition, Oman Air flies to ten destinations in India Mumbai, Chennai, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Delhi, Lucknow, Bangalore, Kozhikode and Jaipur. Within the Subcontinent, Oman Air also flies to Chittagong in Bangladesh, Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore in Pakistan, Kathmandu in Nepal and Colombo in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, Oman Air flies to the Indian Ocean islands of the Maldives. Within the Far East, Oman Air destinations include Bangkok in Thailand and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Oman Airs fleet strength stands at 15 Boeing B737-700s/800s, three Airbus A330-200s, three A330-300s, two Embraer E 175s and two ATRs 42-500s. During 2011, one additional A330-200 will be delivered.

For the future Oman Air has ordered 6 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which are scheduled for delivery in 2014.

Oman Air unveiled its First Class Mini Suite in October 2009 which marked a further milestone in Oman Air's ongoing drive for quality and comfort. Earlier in 2009, Oman Air had unveiled its new, lie-flat Business Class seat, which offers greater levels of comfort and amenity than many other airlines first class products and is fitted on all the new Airbus wide-body fleet.

Marking a pioneering milestone in the history of aviation, Oman Air has become the first airline in the world to offer both mobile telephony and Internet connectivity on board its flights.

Oman Air and Malaysia Airlines entered a code-share partnership in June 2010, opening up more international destinations to their customers. Oman Airs passengers, who currently enjoy direct flights to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, will now be connected to four new destinations in Malaysia - Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu, Penang, Kuching, and two new destinations in Asia - Singapore and Hong Kong. In turn, passengers flying from Kula-Lumpur to Muscat will be able to connect seamlessly to Amman and Kuwait City, with more options from Oman to Dubai and Beirut.

More recently Oman Air entered a code-share partnership, effective from 1st April 2011, with bmi that will allow Oman Airs customers to book flights from Omans capital of Muscat to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Belfast or Manchester, via London Heathrow. bmis customers will be able to book flights from any of the airlines UK departure points through to Muscat. Flights can be booked through either Oman Air or bmi outlets.

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