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Doha: Qatar Airways is participating at Arabian travel market 2022 at Hall 1, ME1240, which is being held from May 9 to 12 in Dubai. Following the COVID-19 pandemic and ease of restrictions, 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 experience of Hamad International Airport, recently voted the“Best Airport in the World.”
Qatar Airways is strongly positioned to continue to lead the global recovery of the Aviation industry — the“World's Best Airline” operates from the“World Best Airport” as voted by Skytrax, 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, a new loyalty programme currency with Avios, while also operating the world fully vaccinated flight 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, Qatar Airways was number two globally for Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) during 2021 with a 6 percent share of the market according to IATA figures. It 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 Qatar Airways not only played a vital role in the world's response to the COVID-19 but was the only global airline flying consistently since the onset of the pandemic, now operating to more destinations with more weekly flights 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 flights per week, including to recently added San Francisco and Seattle.
It 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, Hamad International Airport, 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.
Qatar Airways loyalty programme, Privilege Club, recently introduced Avios as its reward currency for its members, providing even greater opportunities to accumulate rewards.
As FIFA's Official Airline Partner since 2017, Qatar Airways has sponsored mega events including the 2019 and 2020 editions of the FIFA Club World Cup, and the FIFA Arab Cup, all of which were hosted in Qatar. The airline is also eagerly anticipating the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
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