{"id":129662,"date":"2024-10-07T18:07:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T18:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/oman-air-rebrands-premium-cabin-says-oneworld-membership-delayed-but-on-track-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T18:07:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T18:07:50","slug":"oman-air-rebrands-premium-cabin-says-oneworld-membership-delayed-but-on-track-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/oman-air-rebrands-premium-cabin-says-oneworld-membership-delayed-but-on-track-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Oman Air rebrands premium cabin, says Oneworld membership delayed but on track &#8211; The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Oman Air hopes to finalize its membership in the global airline alliance, Oneworld, sometime in the second quarter of next year, CEO Con Korfiatis said.<\/p>\n<p>The timeline represents a multi-month delay to the years-long membership process for the Muscat, Oman-based carrier. Oman Air <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/oneworld-alliance-oman-air\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first unveiled plans<\/a> to join Oneworld and its 13 member airlines in 2022; at the time, the airline said it would complete the process this year. The alliance <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/fiji-join-oneworld-alliance\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reaffirmed the timing<\/a> as recently as June when it announced that Fiji Airlines would also become a member.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking at the Routes World conference in Bahrain Oct. 7, Korfiatis \u2014 who only stepped into the CEO role at Oman Air in May \u2014 did not say why the airline&#8217;s Oneworld membership is taking longer than planned. Instead, he focused on what it means for the carrier&#8217;s reach.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The alliance allows you to get a significant expansion&#8221; without using Oman Air&#8217;s own aircraft, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Oman Air&#8217;s network extends from London in the west to Manila, Philippines, in the east; it also incldues Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar in Tanzania.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:75%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-8-business-and-economy-class-scaled.jpg?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-8-business-and-economy-class-scaled.jpg?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-8-business-and-economy-class-scaled.jpg?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-8-business-and-economy-class-scaled.jpg?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-8-business-and-economy-class-scaled.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-8-business-and-economy-class-scaled.jpg?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-8-business-and-economy-class-scaled.jpg?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-8-business-and-economy-class-scaled.jpg?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-737-MAX-8-business-and-economy-class-scaled.jpg?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">Oman Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 business and economy class. KYLE OLSEN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Value check: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/credit-cards\/are-airline-credit-cards-worth-it-anymore\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Are airline credit cards worth it anymore?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The airline operates 33 aircraft, including 23 Boeing 737s and 10 Boeing 787s, according to fleet data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. It has another three 737 MAXes and eight 787s on order.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if Oman Air was considering U.S. flights, Korfiatis said not at this time.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"first-class-now-business-studio\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">First Class now &#8216;Business Studio&#8217;<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:75%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-model-scaled.jpg?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-model-scaled.jpg?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-model-scaled.jpg?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-model-scaled.jpg?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-model-scaled.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-model-scaled.jpg?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-model-scaled.jpg?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-model-scaled.jpg?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/06\/Oman-Air-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-model-scaled.jpg?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">Oman Air Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner model. KYLE OLSEN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Oneworld membership is top of Oman Air&#8217;s to-do list, the airline recently made a significant shift with its onboard product. The airline stopped selling first-class tickets in August and instead rebranded the cabin as its new &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/services.omanair.com\/gbl\/en\/business-studio\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Business Studio<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"&#10;        EmailSignUp_container__qYzYT&#10;        undefined&#10;        EmailSignUp_isLoading__i_qm0&#10;      \"><picture class=\"EmailSignUp_graphic__zgpFm\"><source media=\"screen and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-mob.svg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-dt.svg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_form__C8FWb\">\n<p>Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gone are top-shelf Champagnes and caviar with the shift to Business Studio. Instead, the airline is offering an expanded business-class service in the same lie-flat suites that were previously branded as first class.<\/p>\n<p>Korfiatis said the decision was based on low demand for first class and feedback from business travelers who were unable to book the suites owing to corporate travel policies that bar first-class travel. Since the cabin was rebranded and fares were lowered, bookings for the seats have increased by 50%, he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We looked at whether it made sense to rip it off and just have the aircraft in the same configuration as the rest of the 787-9 fleet,&#8221; Korfiatis said. &#8220;It was $20, $25 million, so it didn&#8217;t make sense ripping it out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Oman Air&#8217;s Business Studios are currently only available on two of the airline&#8217;s 787s that operate flights from Muscat to Bangkok and London, he added.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related reading:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/oman-air-oneworld-membership-usa-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oman Air hopes to finalize its membership in the global airline alliance, Oneworld, sometime in the second quarter of next year, CEO Con Korfiatis said. The timeline represents a multi-month delay to the years-long membership process for the Muscat, Oman-based carrier. Oman Air first unveiled plans to join Oneworld and its 13 member airlines in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":129663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-129662","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}