Oman Air partners with Bangkok’s
Piyavate Hospital to offer health care discounts
E - Magazine
Monday, August 15, 2011
Oman Air has joined with Piyavate Hospital, one of Bangkok’s leading health care centres, to offer the airline’s customers an exclusive range of outstanding discounts and benefits.
Effective immediately, passengers flying with Oman Air from Muscat to Bangkok will, upon production of their boarding pass, be able entitled to a 50% discount on the regular cost of Piyavate Hospital Check-up programmes. In addition, they will receive a 20% discount against any advanced treatment, other than doctors’ fees, special medicine costs, dental charges and personal expenses such as phone bills.
Announcing the new partnership between Oman Air and the Piyavate Hospital, Ahmed Hazeem Al Balushi, District Sales Manager, Oman Air, Bangkok said:
“We are pleased to be working with our new partners at the Piyavate Hospital in Bangkok to offer our customers the very best in private health care at significantly reduced prices.With discounts available of up to 50%, this arrangement is a further demonstration of Oman Air’s commitment to offering outstanding value for all our passengers.”
Oman Air offers daily flights between Muscat and Bangkok, with excellent connections from Muscat to a range of destinations across the Middle East, Europe, North and East Africa and South and South East Asia.
Piyavate Hospital is at the forefront of health care in Thailand and is a world leader in its areas of specialisation, such as women’s care and heart health. Opened in 1993, it offers around 300 beds and the full range of supporting medical technology. The hospital’s staff includes physicians certified in every area of medical specialisation by both American and Thai Boards. They are supported by highly qualified registered nurses and technicians.
Piyavate Hospital’s Assistant Chief Business Officer, Thirachai Jotikabukkana, added:
“Piyavate Hospital’s partnership with Oman Air gives passengers on Oman Air’s Muscat to Bangkok service access to the very best available health care and medical services. Whether specific treatment is required, or just an all-round check-up, Piyavate Hospital’s expertise, experience and care are now available at incredible discounts, exclusively to Oman Air’s customers. We look forward to adding further great value and peace of mind to Oman Air’s excellent service.”
By showing their Boarding Pass, Oman Air passengers can purchase check up programmes, from an exhaustive list, at a special rate with 50% discount and can also avail a further 20 % discount on most of the medical treatments. This offer is valid for Oman Air passengers until 31st December 2011.
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Oman Air
15 August 2011
About Oman Air
Oman Air is the flagship carrier of the Sultanate of Oman. 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 Gulf destinations, such as Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, Kuwait and Al Ain. Within the Middle East region, Oman Air flies to Cairo in Egypt, Beirut in Lebanon and Amman in Jordan.
In addition, Oman Air flies to ten destinations in India – Mumbai, Chennai, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Delhi, Lucknow, Bangalore, Kozhikode and Jaipur. Within the Subcontinent, Oman Air also flies to Chittagong in Bangladesh, Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore in Pakistan and Colombo in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, Oman Air flies to the Indian Ocean islands of the Maldives, besides the Capital City of Nepal, Kathmandu. Within the Far East, Oman Air destinations include Bangkok in Thailand and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
Among its European destinations are: London in the United Kingdom, Milan in Italy, Munich and Frankfurt in Germany and Paris in France. Oman Air also flies to Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania since June 2010. The most recent destination added to the expanding network of Oman Air is Zanzibar, which was restarted from May 16th 2011.
Oman Air’s fleet consists of Airbus A330s, Boeing 737s, Embraer E Jets and ATRs. Currently, the fleet strength stands at 15 B737-700s/800s, four A330-200s, three A330-300s, two Embraer E 175s and two ATRs 42-500.
The Embraer aircrafts’ induction into the Oman Air fleet follows the contract that Oman Air signed with Embraer for the purchase of five Embraer 175 aircraft from the E-Jets family, with purchase rights for another five aircraft. The remaining Embraier aircrafts are due to arrive within the next three years.
For the future Oman Air has ordered 6 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which are scheduled for delivery in 2014.
Oman Air unveiled its First Class Mini Suite in October 2009 which marked a further milestone in Oman Air's ongoing drive for quality and comfort. Earlier in 2009, Oman Air had unveiled its new, lie-flat Business Class seat, which offers greater levels of comfort and amenity than many other airlines’ first class products and is fitted on all the new Airbus wide-body fleet.
Marking a pioneering milestone in the history of aviation, Oman Air has become the first airline in the world to offer both mobile telephony and Internet connectivity on board its flights.
Oman Air and Malaysia Airlines entered a code-share partnership in June 2010, opening up more international destinations to their customers. Oman Air’s passengers, who currently enjoy direct flights to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, will now be connected to 4 new destinations in Malaysia - Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu, Penang, Kuching, and 2 new destinations in Asia - Singapore and Hong Kong. In turn, passengers flying from Kula-Lumpur to Muscat will be able to connect seamlessly to Amman and Kuwait City, with more options from Oman to Dubai and Beirut as well.
More recently Oman Air entered a code-share partnership with British Midlands International (BMI) announced a code-share agreement that will allow Oman Air’s customers to book flights from Oman’s capital of Muscat to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Belfast or Manchester, via London Heathrow. BMI’s customers will be able to book flights from any of the airline’s UK departure points through to Muscat. The code-share agreement is effective since 1st April 2011 and customers will be able to book flights through either Oman Air or BMI outlets.
