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Qatar Airways and British Airways Strengthen Ties with Joint Business Agreement

Qatar Airways and British Airways’ parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), recently announced a joint business agreement that will benefit customers by offering a wider choice of flights, an enhanced network, greater choice of fares and superior benefits for members...

Posted On 03 Oct 2016

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Qatar Airways A380 aircraft makes its Australian debut in Sydney.

Qatar Airways Starts Flying A380 to Sydney Due to Increase in Passenger Demand

Sydney has become Qatar Airways’ first destination in Australia to be served by the super-jumbo A380 aircraft, just six months after it joined the carrier’s global network.

Posted On 26 Sep 2016

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Lord Paul Deighton, Chairman of Heathrow Airport presents Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker with the World's Best Business Class accolade

Qatar Airways Wins ‘World’s Best Business Class’ at 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards

Qatar Airways proudly accepted three separate accolades at the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards held recently at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom.

Posted On 14 Jul 2016

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Photo by Seth Jaworski. Source: Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways Raises Stake in IAG to 15%

Qatar Airways has raised its stake in International Airlines Group (IAG), owner of British Airways, to 15.01 percent.

Posted On 18 May 2016

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Qatar Airways Major Network Expansion: 14 New Global Destinations

Qatar Airways has announced a significant network expansion of 14 new destinations. Spread across four continents, the new routes will further expand the reach of the airline’s network, and will include the world’s longest flight, between Doha and Auckland, New Zealand.

Posted On 15 Mar 2016

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Qatar Airways Halts Transport of All Hunting Trophies

Qatar airways announced today that it will in no way enable trophy hunters of endangered species, extending its existing embargo on transporting hunting trophies to encompass all species identified by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild...

Posted On 06 Aug 2015

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Qatar Airways Wins Third Skytrax ‘Airline of Year’ Award

Qatar Airways was honored on Tuesday with three of the top aviation accolades at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards, held at the Musée de l'Air et de l' Espace, Paris Air Show, winning Airline of the Year for a third time.

Posted On 17 Jun 2015

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Qatar Airways Increases Frequency to Athens, Greece

Qatar Airways, the national carrier of Qatar, will enhance its flights to Athens from Doha by the permanent addition of a third flight.

Posted On 20 Apr 2015

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Qatar Buys 9.99% Stake in IAG, Extends Push into Europe

Qatar Airways has acquired a 9.99 percent stake in IAG (International Airlines Group), parent company of British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia, making it the largest single shareholder in IAG, the Doha-based company announced last week.

Posted On 02 Feb 2015

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Qatar Airways Takes Delivery Of Its First Airbus A380

Qatar Airways recently took delivery of its highly anticipated first A380.

Posted On 17 Sep 2014

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Qatar Airways Wins Three Major Accolades At Skytrax Awards 2014

The State of Qatar’s national airline, Qatar Airways, has been recognized in three of the top awards at the recent Skytrax World Airline Awards, including winning World’s Best Business Class for the second year in a row.

Posted On 23 Jul 2014

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Qatar Airways Unveils New Enhancements To Frequent Flyer Program

Qatar Airways recently announced new enhancements to the airline’s frequent flyer programme – Privilege Club.

Posted On 28 Sep 2013

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Qatar Airways Hailed Best Business Class In The World

Qatar Airways took home three honors at the annual Skytrax 2013 World Airline Awards held during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget recently.

Posted On 25 Jun 2013

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Qatar Airways To Expand On Three Continents

Qatar Airways recently announced route expansion on three continents together with a huge increase in capacity in Pakistan as part of the Doha-based carrier’s continued aggressive growth strategy.

Posted On 09 May 2013

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Qatar Airways To Launch Athens-New York Direct Flight

Qatar Airways will launch daily direct flights between Athens and New York next year, the airline’s chief executive officer, Akbar Al Baker, announced yesterday, Wednesday, 28 November, at a media briefing in Athens.

Posted On 29 Nov 2012

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Qatar Airways Named Airline Of The Year

Qatar Airways was recently named “Airline of the Year” for its outstanding in-flight product and operational excellence, at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards 2011.

Posted On 01 Oct 2011

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Qatar Airways Among Top Three At Skytrax Awards

“To be considered among the top three airlines in the world is a huge achievement for Qatar Airways and takes us a step closer of being recognized at the best airline in the world,” Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said.

Posted On 01 Aug 2010

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Qatar Airways Receives First Boeing 777-ER

Qatar Airways recently received the first Boeing 777-Extended Range, which arrived direct from Seattle and carried executive members of the airline, Boeing executives, and members of the American press. The new aircraft was received with the traditional water arch and the arrival...

Posted On 01 Jan 2008

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Qatar Airways staff show why they deserve the award for high quality service.

Three Skytrax Awards for Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways was recently honored at the annual world airline awards ceremony. The airline received three awards, amongst them the prestigious award for best first class worldwide.

Posted On 01 Sep 2007

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Qatar Launches New First-time Routes

Aviation and tourism officials in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, last month praised the latest expansion moves by Qatar Airways, which includes the addition of a new link between Malaysia's capital and the tropical Indonesian island of Bali.

Posted On 01 Jun 2007

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