(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Oman Air plans to begin code-sharing with KLM next month in a deal that will add a first European partner and help tap North American markets by selling tickets on the Dutch carrier's trips between Muscat and the US via Amsterdam.
Oman Air which takes its first Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners this year will likewise fly KLM passengers from Muscat to the Indian subcontinent under the accord starting next month chief executive officer Paul Gregorowitsch said in an interview.
State-owned Oman Air has expanded into long-haul markets as the government seeks to build up a premium holiday industry tapping the appeal of the country's beaches and mountains while maintaining short-haul links to Asian labour markets. KLM sister company Air France and US partner Delta Air Lines Inc will also be able to sell tickets on shared flights the CEO said.
Oman Air which carried 5mn people in 2014 and is targeting 6mn in 2015 already code-shares with Turkish Airlines Dubai-based Emirates and Etihad Airways PJSC of Abu Dhabi but isn't a member of a global alliance and has no plans to join Gregorowitsch said.
Under a ten-year strategy endorsed by the government the airline plans to expand its fleet from 34 planes now to 50 by 2017 and the total could reach 70 by 2020 the CEO said at the ITB travel-industry expo in Berlin.
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