The Oman Air team celebrated its fifth anniversary by hosting an exclusive cocktail event and dinner at Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo.
The event was attended by His Excellency Al Sheikh Jumah Hamdan Hasan Al Shehhi Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to Sri Lanka, Diplomats of other Foreign Missions, Government Officials, Travel Partners, and Customers who came together to commemorate Oman Air’s five years of success in Sri Lanka.
Commenting on Oman Air’s fifth Anniversary, Gihan Karunaratne – Country Manager, Sri Lanka & Maldives, Oman Air said, “On this special occasion, the entire Oman Air team is proud to celebrate our fifth anniversary in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka was the 32nd destination Oman Air expanded to in its network of 45 destinations. Since the airline commenced local operations in 2009, Oman Air has experienced momentous growth, providing our ever-increasing customer base with a range of affordable flying experiences to a variety of international destinations.
The Oman Air team would like to thank our valued customers and travel partners for their continued support and patronage. As we look ahead to the future, we look forward to delivering a world-class luxury service and increasing connectivity between Sri Lanka and key destinations around the world.”
In Sri Lanka, Oman Air constantly engages with customers through promotions and events such as the Oman Air Golf Classic, which takes place annually and brings over 100 golfers together from Sri Lanka, Australia and the Middle East.
The thrilling tournament is hosted over two days in the historic city of Kandy and the grand prize of an Oman Air voucher worth Rs. 100,000 is gifted to the winner each year.
This year, Oman Air in Sri Lanka also hosted the Oman Air Asia Pacific Regional Conference, bringing together top performing agents and partners from across the region. The conference also helped to promote Sri Lanka as a leading travel destination in the region, with a diverse and exciting tourism offering.
Oman Air’s commitment to quality, comfort and a seamless passenger experience has helped the airline receive international acclaim. Oman Air has won many accolades over the years and 2014 was also filled with continuous awards and recognition for the airline.
In January 2014, American Express Executive Travel magazine named Oman Air as the second best airline in the world, and the prestigious US-based website Business Insider listed Oman Air in the top ten of its World’s Best Airlines 2014 list.
Oman Air’s first award of the year was received in recognition of the exceptional contribution the airline has made to sporting achievement in the Sultanate.
Oman Air’s onboard products came into the spotlight, with the airline winning a Gold Award for ‘Best First Class Male Amenity Bag’ at the TravelPlus Airline Amenity Bag Awards.
Oman Air was recently recognized as the ‘Best Business Class Airline, Middle East’ and the ‘Best Economy Class Airline, Middle East’ at the World Travel Awards in 2014. The airline also received three titles at the 8th Oman web awards, for the e-commerce, food & beverages and services categories.
Oman Air also received the ‘Best Arab Air Carrier’ award at the Arab Tourism Media Awards and won one category and placed second and third in two others categories at the Farnborough Air Show which is organized by Skytrax, an independent airline quality expert.
Adding to its list of potential accolades, Oman Air was shortlisted in the ‘Airline of the Year’ category at the TTG Travel Awards and BMI Selling Travel shortlisted the carrier in the ‘Airline to the Middle East’ category at the Travel Agents Choice Awards.
The results of both awards programmes will be announced later in the year. The airline was also included in Swiss business magazine Bilanz’s list of the world’s best 25 airlines 2014. The airline also received the Readers’ Choice Award at the highly acclaimed Saveur’s Culinary Travel Awards.
Oman Air currently offers flights to a variety of destinations. The airline operates direct international flights from Colombo to Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, and many countries in the Gulf region.
Additionally Oman Air also flies to the Maldives, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and a variety of European destinations such as London, Milan, Frankfurt, Paris and Zurich. Oman Air also has a codeshare partnership with Emirates, SriLankan Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines and Royal Jordanian.
As Oman Air looks ahead to the future, the airline looks forward to playing a major role in supporting Sri Lanka’s commercial, industrial and tourism sectors with convenient direct flights to all key destinations in the world.
You can visit omanair.com to book or buy your ticket and you can also check-in online. Call Oman Air on 0112168268 or your travel agent for more information.
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1. Gihan Karunaratne - Country Manager - Sri Lanka and Maldives with the Oman Air Sri Lanka sales team.
2. (L-R) A.M. Pandithage - Chairman and Chief Executive, Hayleys PLC, H. E. Al Sheikh Jumah Hamdan Hasan Al Shehhi Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to Sri Lanka and Gihan Karunaratne - Country Manager - Sri Lanka and Maldives.
