Oman Air announces daily flights to Athens

Oman Air has announced its plan to add Athens, the capital of Greece to its expanding network. The airline said this was first of its several new routes to be launched in 2019.

The daily flight to and from Athens will be operated with the new-state-of-the-art Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Oman Air flight WY 191 will depart Muscat at 2.45 pm and reach Athens at 7.50 pm, while on return it will take off from Athens airport at 12.20 am and reach Muscat at 6.35 am.

“We are extremely proud and happy to add Athens to our rapidly growing network, as the first of several new routes to be launched in 2019. Oman has strong bilateral relations with Greece and the introduction of this new flight will certainly help strengthen relations even further,” said the airline’s CEO Engineer Abdul Aziz Al Raisi.

“The new route will also enable Oman Air’s guests to explore a remarkable city with an ancient civilization, steeped in history and amazing landscapes,” he stated.

Oman Air is planning to operate up to 70 aircraft to around 60 destinations by 2022. It’s fleet comprises four Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliners, six Airbus 330-300s, four Airbus 330-200s, five Boeing 737-900s, 21 Boeing 737-800s, four Embraer 175s and three 737 Max. By the end of this year, Oman Air will have five more Max aircraft and three 787-9s thus taking its total fleet size to 51 aircraft, he added.-TradeArabia News Service