Oman Air launches five new routes in major July expansion, adding Singapore, Sochi and more
Oman Air is significantly expanding its international network with the launch of five new routes in July 2026, marking one of its largest single-month...
Edelweiss cuts U.S. routes and Oman services amid weak demand
Edelweiss Air is scaling back its long-haul network, citing declining demand, geopolitical uncertainty and rising fuel costs.
The airline has immediately discontinued flights to Denver...
EU deploys rescEU aircraft for first time to repatriate citizens from Middle East
The European Commission has activated its own rescEU aviation capacity for the first time to bring home European citizens stranded in the Middle East,...
Belgium operates multi-stage airlift to repatriate travellers stranded in Middle East
Belgium has begun a complex evacuation operation to bring home hundreds of citizens stranded in the Middle East after the escalation of conflict involving...
Condor operates special repatriation flights from Oman to Germany
German leisure airline Condor has operated two special repatriation flights bringing around 500 travellers back to Germany from the Middle East on behalf of...
Finland arranges €2,300 charter flight to evacuate citizens from UAE
Finland’s Foreign Affairs Ministry is organising a charter evacuation flight for Finnish nationals stranded in the United Arab Emirates, as the escalating Middle East...
Oman Air Cargo launches Kigali route, expanding East Africa network
Oman Air Cargo has announced the launch of a new Muscat–Kigali service, marking its expansion into East Africa and reinforcing trade links between the...
Oman Air launches service to Copenhagen via Baghdad
Oman Air has launched a new service to Copenhagen via Baghdad, marking a significant expansion of its international network and its first direct commercial...
SalamAir launches first-ever non-stop Vienna–Muscat route, linking Austria directly with Oman
SalamAir will introduce the first direct air link between Austria and the Sultanate of Oman with the launch of non-stop flights between Vienna and...
Oman Air expands European network with new Amsterdam route
Oman Air Cargo is set to launch direct flights from Muscat to Amsterdam starting July 1, 2025. The route will be operated by the...
Oman Air restores double-daily London flights from October 2025 to meet strong demand
Oman Air is ramping up service to London with the return of double-daily flights between Muscat and London Heathrow starting 26 October 2025, initially...
Oman Air introduces direct flights to Rome from Muscat starting December 2024
Oman Air has announced the launch of its first-ever direct flights to Rome, marking its most significant route expansion in five years. Beginning on...
British cargo airline One Air six times to Maastricht Aachen Airport in December
The British airline One Air will land at Maastricht Aachen Airport six times in December. This concerns cargo flights from Hong Kong that are...
Lufthansa reactivates the Airbus A380 from Munich to Boston and New York
Significant expansion of premium services from Munich
Reactivation due to strong demand
Tickets bookable from March 23, 2023From June 1, Lufthansa will resume...
DHL Express breaks ground for Munich gateway facility
104 million total investment
Almost seven times the existing processing area
Relocation scheduled for 2024Today, DHL Express Germany marked the official start of...
Oman Air Airbus A330 suffers depressurization, quick descent and diversion to Diyarbakir Airport, Turkey
On 8 February, an Oman Air Airbus A330-200 (A4O-DC) operated flight WY154 between Zurich, Switzerland and Muscat, Oman. While flying over Turkey, the aircraft...
Emirates inaugurates world’s shortest Airbus A380 flight
This morning, Emirates inaugurated twice-daily Airbus A380-services between Dubai, U.A.E. and Muscat, Oman making it the shortest A380 flight in the world: the distance...
Air New Zealand Airbus A321neo on delivery flight returns to Hamburg; no clearance to overfly Iran
On 15 February, a brand new Air New Zealand Airbus A321neo (ZK-NND) turned back over Eastern Turkey nearly 4 hours into its delivery flight....
Emirates A380 makes one-off landing in Muscat
Emirates celebrates 25 years of operation in Muscat with the arrival of its A380 – one of the shortest A380 flights in the...
Emirates deploys special ‘Year of Zayed’ aircraft to mark first international flight at new Muscat International Airport terminal
Emirates first international foreign carrier to land at the new terminalEmirates was the first international airline to land a scheduled commercial flight at the...