Qatar Airways on Monday said that it will be adding a new flight destination - Duqm in Oman, to its operational roster before the end of 2019.

Talking to Times of Oman at the media roundtable with Qatar Airways on Monday, Akbar Al Baker, Group Executive Officer (GCEO) of Qatar Airways announced the new flight destination in Oman.

'We will be launching another destination in Oman that is Duqm before the end of this year,” Baker said.

'We started flying two daily flights to Muscat"...

Customized high-end solutions, privacy and of course luxury in a fast-moving and highly demanding world, just made the perfect business sense when Claudio Lietaert, Bashar Beasha and Naushad Ahmad took the bold decision to embark on their new business venture. Equipped with more than 45 years of combined extensive experience in the regional and international aviation industry, the three partners put their faith in the UAE to establish Global Jet Centre (GJC), focusing on chartering"...

Qatar Airways on Wednesday celebrated the arrival of its 250th aircraft, an Airbus A350-900 from Toulouse, France. The new A350-900 joins the airlines’ state-of-the-art fleet, where the average age of aircraft is less than five years old.

As of March 20, 2019, Qatar Airways fleet is made up of 203 passenger aircraft, 25 Cargo and 22 Qatar Executive jets.

Qatar Executive (QE), the private jet charter division of Qatar Airways Group, can now fly to Samedan, Switzerland; Chambery, France; and Innsbruck, Austria. These destinations have a special designation as they require additional certification, including full flight simulator training, to prepare the flight crew because of the mountainous environment of these destinations.

Executive Vice-President of Qatar Executive, Ettore Rodaro, said: “We"...

Doha: Qatar Airways announced it is the Official Airline Sponsor of the 10th annual Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF) 2019, in partnership with the Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC).

The national carrier of Qatar will fly more than 20 celebrity chefs from around the globe to Doha to take part in this year’s festival, including Nobu Matsuhisa, Masaharu Morimoto, Richard Sandoval, Dominique Ansel of ‘Cronut’ fame, as well"...

QATAR Airways announced on Sunday that it has launched ‘Beyond Business by Qatar Airways’ in Qatar, a corporate rewards programme that introduces a new currency, Qrewards, enabling business travellers to take advantage of exclusive benefits.
With ‘Beyond Business by Qatar Airways’, small and medium enterprises earn valuable Qrewards which can be redeemed on flights to any of Qatar Airways’ 160+ destinations. Unlike other programmes where redemptions are permitted only on select flights"...

Doha: The aviation agreement reached between Qatar and the European Union last week will create thousands of jobs and billions of economic benefits. The agreement is expected to generate economic benefits worth €3bn in the coming years.

“According to an independent economic study undertaken on behalf of the European Commission, the agreement, with its robust fair competition provisions, could generate economic benefits of nearly €3bn"...

Doha: Qatar Airways stole the limelight on the opening day of ITB Berlin, the world’s largest international travel and tourism trade show, as the airline’s Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, revealed the airline’s new Economy Class experience and announced seven upcoming additions to its rapidly-growing global network.

The unveiling ceremony, which took place yesterday, was attended by the Qatar's Ambassador to Germany,"...

Qatar Airways’ boss Akbar Al Baker said the company will report another financial loss this year as the Doha-based carrier mulls abandoning the Oneworld global alliance.

The airline is likely to exit Oneworld in a month or two and if it decides to leave, the departure will create a “big hole” within the alliance’s network connectivity as the carrier is a big contributor, Mr Al Baker said in a press conference at the ITB fair"...