Qatar Tribune

QA returns to ATM 2022 with Qsuite, virtual tour of HIA

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QATAR Airways (QA) is participat­ing in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2022 (Hall 1, ME1240), taking place in Dubai from May 9 to 12.

The national carrier of the State of Qatar will showcase the World’s Best Business Class Seat’, the multi award-winning Qsuite and a Virtual Reality (VR) experience of Hamad Internatio­nal Airport (HIA), recently voted the Best Airport in the World’.

QA, World’s Best Airline’, is strongly positioned to continue to lead the global recovery of the aviation industry, and has introduced new routes as part of a robust growing network, stronger partnershi­ps agreements with Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and JetBlue in place, membership of the leading global oneworld alliance, and a new loyalty programme currency with Avios, while also operating the world fully vaccinated ight and becoming the first global airline in the world to achieve a Five Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating from Skytrax.

In a sign of the airline’s resilience and determinat­ion to keep the world connected during its darkest days, QA was number two globally for Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) during 2021 with a 6 percent share of the market according to IATA figures.

QA also grew significan­tly by 26 percent compared to 2020 with the industry growing by only 1 percent, while in 2020, following the onset of the pandemic, the airline was also one of the largest carriers by RPKs.

Throughout the pandemic, QA not only played a vital role in the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic but was the only global airline ying consistent­ly since the onset of the pandemic, now operating to more destinatio­ns with more weekly

ights than any other airline in the region.

The airline also significan­tly grew its network to 145 destinatio­ns, especially in the US where it now operates to 12 cities with almost 100 ights per week, including to recently added San Francisco and Seattle. QA is also heavily focused on expansion into Africa with the addition of new routes to Abuja, Abidjan, Accra, Harare, Kano, Lusaka and Port Harcourt, firmly cementing the importance of Africa to the airline.

The airline’s hub, HIA, was also recently awarded the Best Airport in the World 2021’, ranking at number one in the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2021.

Offering an unsurpasse­d customer experience at the airport, passengers can also avail of incredible shopping with Qatar Duty Free offering numerous retails shops and beverage outlets, including many of the world’s finest stores and Middle East exclusives, or simply relax in the airside Oryx Airport Hotel.

Additional­ly, the Al Mourjan Business Class Lounge, voted “World’s Best Business Class Lounge” is a haven for our premium travellers in Business Class while the world renowned Al Safwa First Class Lounge features many original pieces and artwork, courtesy of Qatar Museums.

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