Qatar Airways is the national carrier of Qatar based in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. The national flagship carrier operates flights over 80 destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America, the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Far East. Qatar Airways has been given away a five-star rating for service and excellence.
The national carrier was founded by Akbar Al Baker in 1993.
Many code-share agreements have been struck by this Doha-based carrier in order to boost service more. These airlines are BMI, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Middle East Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Philippine Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways.
Qatar Airways provides services with a mix of Airbus and Boeing aircrafts. Its highly experienced fleet of cabin crew gives a warm welcome to passengers. They apply for an elite team serving luxury services on board. The five-star carrier believes in helping Qatar remains intact on its very stellar reputation.
This Doha-based airline offers services in three travel classes i.e., First, business and Economy. Its travellers enjoy the most pleasurable experience in flying. Passengers are provided with every comfort and privacy. Seats are 00 fully horizontal that is the lie-flat seats. The long-haul flights are designed in such a way to provide more in-flight comfort to its onboard passengers. Quality television programmes are designed to keep passenger informed and entertained all time. Passengers can catch the latest news, travel stories, comedies, classics, dramas, and lifestyle programmes airing the world around. A full-size pillow, quilted duvets, complimentary ear plugs and eye shades are supplied to each passenger onboard.
Qatar Airways offers “Privilege Club” programmes tying-ups with international hotels and other car rental companies. It also offers “Premium Terminal” featuring a range of facilities including check-in, duty-free shopping, conference rooms, nursery and play area, spa treatment rooms and restaurants.
Qatar Airlines also confirms launching of summer or winter schedule time to time. It enables travellers look ahead for more international destinations. Qatar Airlines is likely to start flying to key destinations soon. Its connectivity ratchets up with expanding new route network providing travellers to and from Qatar with great convenience.
Qatar Airways secures its delivery of four new aircrafts and wraps up an eventful year of 2009. The two Boeing 777-200 long range aircraft and two Airbus A320s take the airline’s rapidly-growing fleet size up to 76 aircraft. This delivery will replace older aircraft and boost the feet to maintain a young and modern portfolio of planes.
Also, its daily non-stop services from Doha to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmadabad, Trivandrum, Cochin and Kozhikode, together with four-flights-a-week to both Amritsar and Goa has made travelling easier for travellers to drop in India at anytime. Its Qatar Airways’ diverse business plans to connect top 120 destinations worldwide by 2013.
Even amid the financial crisis, Qatar Airways hands down superbly and remains well on track to offer the travellers with great choice of flights connecting beautiful destinations.