The Board of Directors of the Omani Airways Corporation is evaluating the purchase of small jet planes with occupancy for 70 passengers per plane, reported Al-Hayat . The airline intends to modernize its fleet and to expand its domestic and overseas stations. Last year, the airliner contracted Boeing to acquire five 737-700 planes with occupancy for 124 passengers each. The Executive Director of the Omani Airways Corporation, Abdul-Rahman Al-Bosaeedy, stated that the new planes will cut airline operation costs by 1.5 million Omani Rials. — (menareport.com)
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