SalamAir, the Sultanate’s low-cost carrier, has won the 2021 edition of Oman’s Most Trusted Brand Awards in the Airlines (Budget) category.

Oman’s Most Trusted Brand Awards are a validation of the public trust in a brand and each year they are presented to the most trusted brands in the country by Apex Media, based on what the public perceives as the brands they trust the most.

The winners of the 2021 edition of Oman’s Most Trusted Brand Awards were feted at a ceremony held at Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel, on Tuesday evening.

The ceremony was held under the auspices of H E Dr Mohammed al Rumhy, Minister of Energy and Minerals. The event was also attended by their highnesses, excellencies, chairmen, managing directors, CEOs, and senior officials from 45 winning companies.

Captain Mohamed Ahmed, CEO of SalamAir, received Oman’s Most Trusted Brand Award from H E Dr Mohammed al Rumhy and Saleh Zakwani, executive chairman of Apex Media.

He said afterwards: “We are extremely happy to have won this award, being an Omani carrier taking Oman to the world and delivering the best value for money service to our loyal customers while maintaining the Simply Omani hospitality that has always been our ambition. Thus this award for us endorses the trust that our customers have put in us for the past five years.

“We are very fortunate to celebrate this award on the eve of celebrating five years of operations in Oman and we would like to thank all our customers for choosing us as their preferred travel partner and voting for us. We definitely look forward to welcoming everyone on board soon.”