The article also mentions new routes and increases in frequency to India and Egypt. It is launching services to Delhi and Hyderabad in June, and increasing flights to Mumbai to two a day from Muscat. It is also increasing flights to Cairo to daily from three a week.
Behramjee From Canada, joined Aug 2003, 4439 posts, RR: 43 Reply 3, posted (8 years 1 month 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 7130 times:
I would expect these to be B 788s used on MCT-LHR, MCT-BKK and MCT-BOM flights mainly.
TG does very well on its MCT-BKK flights which are routed via KHI...so well that a MCT-BKK booking is given way higher priority than a KHI-BKK booking on that same flight as the yield out of MCT per Y and J class seat on the A 333s is way more higher.
Jacobin777 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 14968 posts, RR: 61 Reply 4, posted (8 years 1 month 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 6925 times:
find it funny that when ANA ordered 50 frames, it was considered "political" and rubbish as such...maybe ANA saw something which others didn't at first...Boeing might top the 300 mark by the end of this year...rather impressive!
WorldXplorer From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 381 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (8 years 1 month 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 6857 times:
Exactly how close are the ties between GF and Oman? Rather being a headache for GF could this signal an impending order from them?
HB-IWC From Greece, joined Sep 2000, 4414 posts, RR: 76 Reply 8, posted (8 years 1 month 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 6366 times:
A team from Oman Air has recently visited Jakarta, and the airline is said to be seriously looking into the possibility of starting flights here. Flights would be routed through some other point in Asia, likely to be Kuala Lumpur, although Singapore is also a possibility. Oman Air would follow the lead of Qatar Airways and Emirates in Jakarta, both of which are doing very well here. Gulf Air, and its miserable Gulf Traveller product has been taking a beating in Jakarta lately, and will likely do even more so if and when EK starts nonstop flights and Qatar introduces its A330 product on a daily basis.
Behramjee From Canada, joined Aug 2003, 4439 posts, RR: 43 Reply 9, posted (8 years 1 month 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 6353 times:
How has the concept and appeal of GF Traveller being faring in India, Pakistan and DAC versus QR-KU and EK? Has it resulted in lower fares thus taking more pax away from these 3 airlines or have more pax switched over ever since the launch of GF Traveller?
PANAM_DC10 From Australia, joined Aug 2000, 3987 posts, RR: 93 Reply 15, posted (8 years 1 month 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 4680 times:
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Quoting NYC777 (Reply 13): Is this a firm order or is it just the airline stating it's desire to order them down the road (which it sounds like to me)?
Not firm. It is an airline stating it's intention to order them. Perhaps they are one of the airlines that had paid a refundable deposit. Shame they gave no indication on timing
TimRees From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2001, 344 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (8 years 1 month 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 4461 times:
Have to wonder how GF will survive....what with Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways becoming so large and now Oman Air seemingly operating the LHR-MCT route (can't imagine there's room for 3 direct flights a day on the route including the BA flight via AUH) it seems like GF are soon to become the national airline of Bahrain....
Behramjee From Canada, joined Aug 2003, 4439 posts, RR: 43 Reply 18, posted (8 years 1 month 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 3625 times:
Quoting TimRees (Reply 17): it seems like GF are soon to become the national airline of Bahrain....
indeed!!!
GF got the boot from DOH in 1999-2000 by DOH Govt and Qatar Airways
GF will soon the boot from AUH by Etihad and AUH Govt
GF should concentrate on its BAH hub now as that state doesnt have a national carrier and like someone said rapid development and modernization is happening there.
Oman Air still has a vvv long way to go before it could even think of effectively competing with GF out of MCT on many routes.
Backfire From Germany, joined Oct 2006, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (8 years 1 month 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 2974 times:
Given that GF has been talking about getting shot of its 767s for several months, and since GF and Oman Air have discussed potential joint fleet purchases, perhaps it's not out of the question that GF might take them alongside Oman Air.
Backfire From Germany, joined Oct 2006, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (8 years 1 month 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2529 times:
Hmmm...I spoke to Oman Air today and they're denying all knowledge. They're saying that Boeing has given them a presentation but that ordering a long-haul aircraft is a long way away.
PANAM_DC10 From Australia, joined Aug 2000, 3987 posts, RR: 93 Reply 22, posted (8 years 1 month 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2464 times:
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Quoting Backfire (Reply 19): Given that GF has been talking about getting shot of its 767s for several months,
Apologies Backfire for only using part of your quote however, I too, had seen reports from Mr Hogan(?) of Gulf Air in mid 2004 that implied they were looking at a quite substantial order. I then saw further reports toward the end of the year where Mr Hogan was far less forthcoming and he seemed to be reversing the position of his earlier statements.
I get the feeling that Gulf Air have had to scale back their plans given what EK, QR & EY have all set in motion and that is why we've seen such comments from Oman Air as their requirement may have been factored into those of GF so they may now have to act on their own.
Quoting Backfire (Reply 21): Hmmm...I spoke to Oman Air today and they're denying all knowledge.
Did you speak to Mr Abdul Rahman Al Busaidy, his quote, if reported correctly seems rather clear to me, they will order the airplane and he implied the order is still some time away. I'll remain an optimist! Though I thank you for following through and calling them for more info!
Quoting QFA001 (Reply 20): Standard disclaimer about not knowing for sure, but I don't think Oman Air was one of the airlines. Or, at least not originally.
That is what I thought too. At the least I'd concur that they were not one of the original airlines which placed a refundable deposit.
MrComet From Ireland, joined Mar 2005, 497 posts, RR: 8 Reply 23, posted (8 years 1 month 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2389 times:
The article states:
"We are looking at ordering Boeing 787s as part of our future expansion, to start with at least three 787s," Abdul Rahman Al Busaidy, Oman Air's chief executive officer, told Gulf News recently. He, however, could not give a time frame.
The key word is "looking" and the fact there is no time frame. I wouldn't chalk this up on the order board yet. It is basically a non-story. It might be a trial balloon but more likely they are just expressing interest at this point. It doesn't surprise me that if you called them they would have no comment. The source is the director of the airline and he's the only one that can comment on these things.
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