Oman Air to launch German operations in September

MUSCAT — Oman Air will launch its first non-stop flights from Germany next month. Starting September, scheduled flights from Frankfurt will start their operation four times a week. Starting October, Oman Air will launch three weekly flights between Munich and Muscat. The PR activities for Oman Air in Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be handled by Munich-based PR agency Combo Communications GmbH. PR agencies in France and the UK have also been appointed. Peter Hill, CEO of Oman Air, said: “We are happy to work together with Combo Communications in Germany as the team has decades of know-how and experience in PR and media relations for national and international airlines.” Oman Air also has major international expansion plans: Starting October, Oman Air is launching new routes from Muscat to Paris, to Maldives and to Colombo, Sri Lanka. Furthermore, a worldwide brand campaign for Oman Air is scheduled to commence at the same time. Yvonne Molek, managing director of Combo Communications, said: “We are very proud to be in charge of the PR activities for Oman Air in German-speaking Europe. Oman Air has enormous expansion plans and one of our targets is to position Oman Air as premium brand in Germany.” The PR activities of Combo Communications will be handled by senior PR consultant Julia Pawelczyk and PR consultant Roberto La Pietra in Munich as well as PR coordinator Dishna Schwarz, based in Frankfurt.