Oman Air will launch a second daily flight between its Muscat hub and London Heathrow on April 12, 2016.

The flight will be operated by an Airbus A330-300. The type also operates the existing London flight, which was first launched in 2007.

The airline has a fleet of four A330-200s, six A330-300s, one Boeing 737-700, 18 737-800s, five 737-900ERs, two 787-8s and four Embraer E175s.

The London flights are likely to be upgraded to the 787s over the next two years, according to Oman Air.

Details of the new flight are as follows.