28 Facts About Qatar Airways

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Qatar Airways was a joint-owner member of Gulf Air along with Oman, the UAE Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and Kingdom of Bahrain, until its May 2002 withdrawal, making it the first Gulf country to withdraw from the airline, although it remained a member of the airline for six months after the government announced its withdrawal.

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Also that month, Qatar Airways incorporated its first dedicated cargo aircraft to the fleet.

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3.

Also in 2009, Qatar Airways launched its first scheduled flights to Australia with Melbourne being the first city served; routes to Chengdu, Hangzhou, Phnom Penh and Clark International Airport in the Philippines were launched during 2009 as well.

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4.

In February 2013, Qatar Airways opened its European Customer Service centre, which is in Wroclaw, Poland.

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5.

Qatar Airways added, "They are throwing stones at my country for no reason at all".

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6.

In 2016, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines claimed that their forensic investigators had uncovered documents that allegedly indicated that Qatar Airways had received more than $7 billion in aid from the Qatari government.

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7.

Qatar Airways has denied allegations that subsidies were received and Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker condemned the accusations.

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8.

In 2018, during an annual meeting of the International Air Transport Association, the CEO of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker, claimed that a woman could not do his job as “it is a very challenging position.

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Qatar Airways mentioned that he would love to have a female CEO running the company after him.

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10.

Qatar Airways has been described as an example of "soft power" diplomacy by the authoritarian government in Qatar to rebrand the state.

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11.

Qatar Airways is as of February 2020 the largest shareholder in International Airlines Group with 25.

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12.

Qatar Airways has many divisions including:Qatar Aircraft Catering Company, Doha International Airport, Qatar Airways Holidays, United Media Int, Qatar Duty Free, Qatar Aviation Services, Qatar Distribution Company, and Qatar Executive.

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13.

An agreement with Qatar Airways to operate flights for IAG Cargo using Boeing 777F was announced on the same day.

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14.

In February 2017, Qatar Airways announced that the Al Maha Airways project had been cancelled and the airline would not start operations due to ongoing issues gaining its operational license and the Qatar diplomatic crisis.

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15.

Qatar Airways has an oryx, the national animal of the State of Qatar, as its logo.

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16.

Qatar Airways has steadily increased its shareholding since then, and held 25.

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17.

The partnership is intended to be beneficial for both the airlines as it would provide technical and financial support to RwandAir for its development and hub strategy, while Qatar Airways would be able to bypass the embargo imposed by neighbouring countries.

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18.

In June 2017, all Qatar Airways flights were prevented from entering Emirati, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egyptian airports due to the 2017 diplomatic crisis.

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19.

On 18 June 2019, Qatar Airways launched its first flight from Doha to Davao, Philippines.

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20.

In September 2020, Qatar Airways suspended flights to both Birmingham Airport and Cardiff Airport due to low demand because of COVID-19 travel restrictions.

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21.

In January 2021, the embargo was lifted and Qatar Airways was again able to fly to countries such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain and use their respective airspace.

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22.

Qatar Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines and train systems:.

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23.

Qatar Airways has taken delivery of several A320 family aircraft so far with individual seat-back personal televisions in every seat in economy class.

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24.

Qatar Airways is updating Airbus A320 family aircraft to seat-back AVOD.

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25.

Qatar Airways offers Onboard Connectivity Wi-Fi, which allows passengers to send SMS and MMS, access email, and browse the internet.

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26.

In 2015 Qatar Airways opened the Al Safwa First Lounge for its first class passengers.

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27.

Airline's first lounge outside Doha opened at London Heathrow's Terminal 4 in January 2012 and Qatar Airways opened its new Premium Lounge at Dubai-International's Concourse D in April 2016.

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28.

In January 2017, Qatar Airways opened its new premium lounge within Terminal 1 at Charles de Gaulle Airport.

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