Qatar Airways is restarting services to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) in Nairobi, Kenya with 14 weekly flights and to Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Rwanda with three weekly flights, a press release confirmed. With the addition of Kigali and Nairobi, the airline now operates 33 weekly flights to eight destinations in Africa, including Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and Tunis. With almost 15 years of operations to Nairobi and eight years of … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways resumes flights to Nairobi and Kigali, adds more cargo capacity
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Qatar Airways resumes Helsinki flights, adds 1,400 tonnes of weekly cargo capacity
Qatar Airways will resume three weekly flights to Helsinki on 29 July, to operate 22 weekly flights to the Nordic region, with daily flights to Oslo and Stockholm and five weekly flights to Copenhagen, the airline said in a press release. With the resumption of passenger flights to Helsinki, the airline will operate 39 weekly flights to the Nordic region, providing more than 1,400 tonnes of weekly cargo capacity each way. The airline mentioned that its logistics arm Qatar Airways Cargo … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways resumes Helsinki flights, adds 1,400 tonnes of weekly cargo capacity
Qatar Airways and Formula E celebrates partnership
Qatar Airways has today revealed a breathtaking exclusive video of a head-to-head race between the Formula E Spark SRT-01E race car and the airline’s latest generation Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 aircraft, at the airline’s home and hub, Hamad International Airport (HIA), to celebrate its partnership with the electric street racing series. The head-to-head race, showcased in the video to the amazement of fans of the World's Best Airline around the globe, first shows a race … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways and Formula E celebrates partnership
Qatar Airways sustainability report 2016-17
Qatar Airways Group published its Sustainability Report 2016-17, providing a comprehensive review of the Group’s extensive commitment to environmental sustainability. The airline demonstrated constant and rapid growth during 2016-17, with 14 per cent more passenger and cargo flights carrying significantly more passengers, adding 10 new routes to its global network, and growing its fleet from 182 to 196 aircraft in the 12 month period ending 31 March 2017. Hamad International Airport … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways sustainability report 2016-17
Qatar Airways receives IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA)
Qatar Airways announced its accreditation to the highest level of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Environmental Assessment programme (IEnvA). Exceeding its deadline set in March 2016, Qatar Airways is the first airline in the Middle East, and the fifth worldwide, to achieve IEnvA Stage 2. Qatar Airways Group chief executive, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker, was presented with the IEnvA Stage 2 certificate by Alexandre de Juniac, director general and chief … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways receives IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA)
Qatar Airways acquires 9.61 % of Cathay Pacific
Qatar Airways has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 378,188,000 shares of oneworld member Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, being approximately 9.61 per cent of the total issued share capital. Qatar Airways group chief executive, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker said, “Qatar Airways is very pleased to complete its financial investment in Cathay Pacific. Cathay Pacific is a fellow oneworld member and is one of the strongest airlines in the world, respected … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways acquires 9.61 % of Cathay Pacific