International travellers will be happy to hear that Oman Air has set a date to join the oneworld alliance on June 30 2025, as first reported by Executive Traveller.

This announcement has been a long time coming since they were invited back in 2022. The Airline was first expected to join in January 2024, but was pushed out to a ‘late 2024’ timeline - Oman Air is pending a formal statement about the official date.

Excitingly, the airline is considering adding a new top tier to its Sindbad rewards program to line up against oneworld Emerald status.

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What Are the Benefits?

Once joined with oneworld, Oman Air will have opened up a wide set of esteemed carriers such as American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific and more. This will be alongside their codeshare airlines including Qatar Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas and more.

This strategic decision will unlock a number of benefits for frequent flyers across all oneworld member airlines. When Oman Air is flying under the oneworld alliance, this will unlock plenty of potential for frequent flyers across all oneworld member airlines. For the savvy frequent flyer, you will be able to earn points for a lower premium when flying with Oman Air.

More aircrafts are expected to join the fleet, including two new Boeing 787s in ‘early 2025’ and then six more from 2027. Oman Air CEO Con Kortiatis has also revealed that the airline plans to resume double-daily flights to London Heathrow in late 2026.

The integration aligns Oman Air’s Sinbad loyalty program with oneworld status tiers, offering enhanced baggage allowances, priority services, and access to Business Class lounges. With the announcement of an additional top tier, customers will enjoy higher-level benefits.

A New Top Sindbad Status Tier?

Oman Air is considering adding a third elite status tier to its Sindbad loyalty program. This would be above Sindbad Silver and Sindbad Gold, which would be equivalent to oneworld Emerald status.

An Oman Air spokesman commented on the idea to Executive Traveller: “I think we will join with two tiers and we are working right now on finalising whether our Gold tier will map into Emerald or Sapphire.”

“Then in the course of next year we will introduce the third tier, which will definitely map into Emerald.”

Key benefits for the new top tier Sindbad tier would include access to Oman Air’s flagship First Class lounge at Muscat, as well as ‘ancillary discounts’ when purchasing further Oman Air products.

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