Muscat: National carrier, Oman Air won the “Best Arab Air Carrier supporting Arab Tourism” award at 2017 Arab Tourism Media Awards ceremony, which was held at Casablanca Grand Hotel Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Usama Karim Al Haremi, Head of Corporate Communications and Media of Oman Air, said: “Oman Air is pleased and proud to accept the ‘Best Arab Air Carrier supporting Arab Tourism’ award and we would like to thank the judges and everyone else at the Arab Tourism Media Awards for this accolade.
“Since last year, Oman Air saw the introduction of seven new Boeing 737-800s and two B787-800s joining the airline’s fleet. And with the addition of the new aircraft Oman Air’s fleet currently stands at 48. This will not only offer more people a superlative passenger experience, but also enable even more people to visit Oman and discover for themselves the unique beauty and timeless culture of this wonderful country, which is increasingly renowned at an international level as a distinguished tourist destination.”
Oman Air continues to further consolidate its global position as one of the world leading airlines through its prestigious award wins.
Recent awards in 2016 include World’s Leading Airline – Economy Class at the World Travel Awards in the Maldives, and Foreign Airline of the Year by Sector to the Middle East at the annual KLIA Awards, introduced in 2006 to recognise the best in Malaysian aviation industry.