Oman Air welcomes Boeing 737-800 to fleet

A new Boeing B737-800 has joined its fleet of Oman Air.

This new aircraft will be used on short and medium haul routes and has a capacity of 162 seats, with 12 Business class seats of seat pitch 46 inches and 150 Economy class seats with seat pitch 30 inches.

Oman Air has operated B737s for many years and the aircraft provide the backbone of the airline’s long and medium haul fleet, with 32 currently in operation.

The aircraft’s inaugural flight departed Seattle on March 13th and arrived to Muscat on March 15th.

With the addition of the new Boeing 737 – 800, Oman Air’s fleet stands at 51.

Oman Air is continuing with its ambitious expansion plans in 2017 with four new additions to the fleet already this year.