Oman

Oman Air is continuing its international expansion with the launch of two new routes this summer. The airline has announced the launch of direct flights between Muscat and Tashkent from June 1, as well as a new route between Dubai and Salalah from July 3. The Muscat-Tashkent route, operated twice weekly,...

Making a comeback after a 10-year absence, the Sultanate of Oman returned to the IFTM Top Resa trade show last September as part of its strategy to raise the profile of tourism. This is a new opportunity to shine the spotlight on a destination that is popular with French customers, with double-digit growth in recent years.

Oman Air is stepping up its presence in Europe as it prepares to officially join the oneworld alliance on 30 June. From 1 July, it will be offering four flights a week between Amsterdam and Muscat. The flights will be operated every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. This will be the eleventh...

40 minutes minimum before departure. This is now the boarding time imposed by the Omani airport authorities at Muscat international airport. This measure came into force on 4 August. It requires passengers to be in the international departure area 40 minutes before the actual departure of the flight. This means that a passenger...

Affected by the Covid crisis like all airlines in the world, the national carrier Oman Air is nevertheless finding it more difficult than others in the region to return to a healthy financial structure. The company continues to accumulate losses, even if they are decreasing from one year to the next. In 2022, Oman Air had already reduced its...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are preparing to launch a common tourist visa modelled on the existing Schengen visa in the European Union. The idea, first mooted in 2021, has now been approved by six GCC countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates....

Continuing its fleet and network expansion strategy, Oman Air has unveiled its summer schedule for 2023. The programme includes significant frequency increases on existing routes and the addition of four destinations, all in the Indian sub-continent. The new frequencies and destinations represent an increase of 60 % in the number of...

It currently takes up to 3? hours by car to drive the 290 km from Abu Dhabi to Sohar, one of Oman's main ports in the north of the country. But this is set to change within the next decade. Oman will soon have a rail network. Will there soon be trains between Abu Dhabi and Dubai? Etihad Rail...

Oneworld officially announced on 20 June that Oman Air would be joining the alliance by 2024. The arrival of Oman Air in the oneworld alliance will strengthen the position of this grouping of airlines in the Middle East. Oman Air will be the second Gulf carrier to join the alliance after Qatar Airways and, in the Levant, will be the first to join the...

The atmosphere in Oman and its capital Muscat is nothing like the frenzy of its neighbours Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, in terms of both economic development and tourism. Muscat never feels crowded. On the contrary, you feel a lightness of being, a carefree attitude that...

Already present in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan, Enterprise is set to strengthen its offering in the region. The specialist car rental group has just announced a roll-out in Oman, based on a partnership with Ayn Zain Global. Business travellers will thus have access to...