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Review: Oman Air New Business Class A330 Muscat To Frankfurt

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By my fourth Oman Air flight I figured I wouldn't be thrown any curve balls, given how consistent the previous three flights were. Well, this crew was nice enough to keep things interesting, and probably ranks as one of my 10 worst crews ever. And it's not because they were rude or malicious, but rather…

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(@nolan-snoeyink)
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The A330 is not wider than the 787. It's actually 5 inches narrower.


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(@Claus)
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The story with the toenails is enough for me to never fly that airline.

Great, report, though!


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(@Robert)
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The dessert may have had some additional toenail flavoring which made it extra special. 🙂


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(@peterk)
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If you love the product you / we need to protect the product and hold the flight Attendant's accountable for their actions or lack of actions during the flight. I also am a big fan of Oman Air and have spoken "very direct" to the Flight Attendant when things went wrong and asked why are you trying to bring down this great product I only got "sorry sorry sorry" but saw a instant 100% improvement in the cabin it works very well with Omani Nationals


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Diamond
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Yes but Lucky's style of complaining is more...passive aggressive. And usually done via social media/twitter.

Personally, I'd have gone to the galley and asked to have the snack. But at least even if the service can be a miss, we know Oman usually has good food in business class.


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 Adam
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Boarding was completed at 12:50Pm but taxi started 2pm? Hmm..


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(@lamonster)
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as @Nolan commented, the 787 has a wider cabin than the a330.


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 Anqi
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Ben, I'm wondering whether would you suggest a couple taking the central seats, or the window ones, like J&K?

Thanks!


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(@Donald)
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I would have definitely done more than just ring the call bell (several times!) I'd have gone to the galley and asked why I was ignored--then give them my order. A follow up complaint email would definitely follow. Whether it did any good at that point would immaterial. I'd feel better. 😉


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(@JoeMart)
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The FA weren't being lazy. They just followed your often noted Cathay style of cabin service. They provided you with privacy and waited for pax to walk to the galley to ask for service. 🙂

The FA wasn't picking at the toe nail. Probably during turbulence a catering cart hurt his foot and he was assessing for any possible damage that needed to be reported to the supervisor. 😉


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(@Simon)
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@JoeMart: (crickets chirping)


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 Wp01
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Cabin on the 330 is narrower than the 787, or else airlines wouldve been using 3 3 3 in economy on the 330.


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 Gina
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I flew Dubai to Istanbul, and am pretty sure we flew over Iran. Man the landscape was breathtaking. At one point I saw a red lake. Can't imagine how cool it would be to take pictures of said lake.


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(@Will Davis)
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nice! I'm flying a shorthaul Oman air in a few weeks from Dubai > Oman... not quite sure what to expect. Let's hope they sort their service out for the 1 hour flight 🙂


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(@jetsetter92)
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I have often experienced this kind of "50-50" service with Oman Air whereby, I always happen to find that one crew in WY who is very disinterested and kinda pissed off for some reason.You really don't know what to expect. Some crew are really considerate & some aren't (on the same flight).

Not only limited to the Omani national crew.


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(@B Mahon)
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I recently had the same issue with a crew from Muscat on a very early morning departure failing to collect glass and coffee cup prior to take off and only after using the call button several times did someone finally come and clear just before take off. In general the service was not as good as on all the other flights I have taken with Oman Air. Looks like this service for issue hasn't been resolved in 2019.


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