Oman Air Wins Golden Excellence Medal for Social Responsibility

Press release

Published September 18th, 2017 - 11:35 GMT

This award recognizes Oman Air’s outstanding contribution through its sustainable initiatives.

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has won the Golden Excellence Medal for social responsibility in the 12th session of the Arabic Organisation for Social Responsibility (ROSR).

This award recognises Oman Air’s outstanding contribution through its sustainable initiatives launched as a part of its ongoing CSR strategy, a press release said.

The award ceremony of ROSR was held at Savoy Hotel in Sharm al Sheikh in Egypt from August 28-29, to acknowledge 12 outstanding organisations selected by an independent committee in recognition of their social initiatives.

Oman Air’s CEO, Paul Gregorowitsch, said: “We are very proud to receive the Golden Excellence Medal in the 12th session of the ROSR.

As the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, we take our corporate and social responsibility very seriously and we take pride in delivering tangible benefits for the people of our country. To be honoured by the golden medal of ROSR demonstrates that we are having a positive social impact and our work has echoed loud and clear throughout the community.

Source: Muscat Daily

Background Information

Oman Air

Oman Air is the flagship carrier of the Sultanate of Oman and an Official 4 Star Airline (Skytrax 2011). Founded in 1993, the airline has since witnessed massive growth and has played a major role in making Muscat an important traffic hub in the Middle East, supporting the commercial, industrial and tourism sectors.

The airline currently operates direct international flights from Muscat to Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, Madina, and Kuwait, in the Gulf region, as well as Cairo, Amman, Tehran, Mashhad, Najaf, Zanzibar and Dar Es Salaam within the wider Middle East/Africa region.