I boarded through door L2, where I was greeted by the cabin manager and one flight attendant, and pointed left towards the first class cabin. The first thing I noticed was the new plane smell. This was the plane's first commercial flight, as it had just…
In the next installment I'll be reviewing my Oman Air first class flight from Muscat to London. It's going to be a long review, so I wanted to write a separate post first about Oman Air's unique "Service by Design" concept. There are quite a few airlines…
Since I was flying Oman Air first class I spent most of my time in the first class section of the lounge, which greatly exceeded my expectations. However, since I had time, I figured I might as well check out the business class section of the lounge…
I was excited to check out the new terminal at Muscat Airport, which opened in March. Fortunately I had plenty of time to do so, since I arrived shortly after 8AM, and my flight to London was only departing after 2PM. I've reviewed Oman Air's Lounge…
I don't want to be too much of a diva, but my six hour layover in Cairo was not fun. It was probably my worst layover ever. So by the time I was boarding my Oman Air flight I was hungry, thirsty, and tired, and couldn't wait to be onboard. If you want…
Welcome to my next trip report, covering travel in business class on Austrian, EgyptAir, Oman Air, and Air Belgium, and travel in first class on Korean Air and Oman Air. This should be a fun one! This trip was motivated entirely by being able to review…
After enjoying Oman Air’s excellent new first class lounge in Muscat, it was time to make the seven hour flight to London in Oman Air’s brand new first class. This was the plane’s first ever commercial flight, as the plane had been flown over from the…
On Sunday I took Oman Air’s inaugural Boeing 787-9 flight featuring their new first class between Muscat and London. While Oman Air has an exceptional onboard product, their ground experience in Muscat has long been a weak point. At least that was the…
After a rough transit at Cairo Airport (to put it mildly), I was so excited to board the Oman Air A330 that would be taking me on the 3hr45min redeye to Muscat. Oman Air is one of my favorite boutique airlines, and this flight reinforced that feeling.…
First of all, my apologies for those of you who may have seen this headline published earlier, without an actual article attached. The 'Save Draft' and 'Publish' buttons are quite close together, and I pressed the wrong button by accident. My bad. Recently…
Oman Air is one of my favorite airlines. I've flown them in business class, and they offer a truly phenomenal experience, both in terms of the hard and soft product. In March they even opened a new terminal at Muscat Airport, so the Oman Air experience…
I've flown Oman Air in business class and really enjoyed the experience. They're a great little airline, and are now even better than ever, given that they're operating out of Muscat Airport's new terminal. Oman Air also has first class on their A330s,…
This summer Oman Air plans to take delivery of two Boeing 787-9 aircraft featuring a first class cabin. Up until now the airline doesn't have first class on any of their 787s, but rather only select A330s have first class (on the plus side, their 787s…
While the "big three" Gulf carriers are probably most well known, I'm also a big fan of Oman Air, based in Muscat. Not only is Oman a beautiful country, but their national airline has a top notch business class product that nicely integrates Omani hospitality…
I had the chance to fly Oman Air business class a couple of years ago, and had excellent flights on them. The airline often publishes reasonable business class fares between Europe and Asia, and has a top notch hard and soft product. They're one of only…
Last March I wrote a post about the nine international first class products I haven't yet flown. While I wouldn't go so far as to say that international first class is "dying," I doubt we're going to see many airlines introduce first class going forward.…
While Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar are the "big three" Gulf carriers that most people are probably familiar with, I'm also a huge fan of Oman Air. Not only is Oman an incredible country, but Oman Air has a phenomenal business class product (with Apex…
This morning Oman Air revealed that their CEO, Paul Gregorowitsch, has resigned, seemingly without much notice. Oman Air is one of my favorite airlines, and I even met their CEO twice. He is one of the most well-spoken executives in the industry and…
We've been mentioning Oman Air quite a lot recently. For most of us, this might be the most interesting news we'll hear from them in a while. Oman Air has a small fleet of A330-300s that are equipped with first class. These aircraft are primarily used…
While you'd think this would have been the case all along, the past several years airlines around the world seem to be run more like businesses than vanity projects. Of course there are still some exceptions, but increasingly we're seeing airlines cut…
Many flyers would agree that the Rockwell Collins Apex Suite is the best business class product in the world. In fact, it's sold as a high-density first class product, which tells us a lot about what it costs for an airline to buy it. Unfortunately,…
