Tag: Qatar Airways

‘Appalling and unacceptable’: Australian PM on female passengers’ physical examinations on 10 planes flying out of Doha

Australia revealed Wednesday that female passengers on 10 planes flying out of Doha were forced to endure “appalling” physical examinations, as Qatar expressed regret for the distress caused to the women. The Gulf emirate had already been facing a huge hit to its reputation after reports emerged that women were removed from a Sydney-bound Qatar...

October 28, 2020

Pak imposes fine on Qatar Airways for violating SOPs

The airline shall also be responsible for all expenses incurred on the testing of Covid-19 and quarantine of the passengers and the staff, Khokhar added.

October 17, 2020

Qatar Airways warns of ‘substantial’ job losses

The International Air Transport Association warned last month that air traffic in the Middle East and North Africa would plummet by more than half this year.

May 6, 2020

Not interested in buying stake in Air India, says Qatar Airways

On Thursday, Indigo and Qatar inked a one-way codeshare agreement, where the latter will be able to book seats on the former's flights headed to specific locations.

November 8, 2019

IndiGo shares rises after air carrier signs one-way codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways

It is the second codeshare agreement of the company, which is aiming for an expansion in the international markets.

November 7, 2019

Indigo shares jumps after news of strategic deal with Qatar airways hits Dalal street

Qatar Airlines has shown interest in investing in IndiGo but the budget carrier has resisted.

November 5, 2019

Water tanker hits Qatar Airways plane at Kolkata airport, all passengers safe

According to airport officials, there were 103 passengers on the flight when the incident happened.

November 1, 2018

Qatar Airways will soon apply for launch of an Indian airline: Al Baker

Qatar Airways will soon move an application to launch a full-service airline in India for domestic operations, according to its chief Akbar Al Baker. He said the proposed airline would be fully financed by Qatar’s sovereign fund. It would have Indians heading the board and as most of its members. Baker, who has been Qatar...

June 6, 2018

Qatar Airways enters into interline partnership with Vistara

Qatar Airways on Tuesday entered into a new interline partnership with full-service domestic airline Vistara. According to the Gulf-based airline, the new interline agreement will allow Qatar Airways’ passengers to travel seamlessly to and from a wide range of cities within India across Vistara’s network. “The Indian market is very important to us, and we...

August 23, 2017

Qatar Airways boss says ‘bullying’ Gulf states will hit profit

Qatar Airways' outspoken boss Akbar Al-Baker accused neighbouring Gulf states on 13 July of "bullying" his country during the region's political crisis and said his company's profits would be hit by the dispute. Baker insisted that Qatar could sustain the impact of what he called a blockade imposed on Doha, but conceded that an impact...

July 14, 2017

Kuwait airline says US laptop ban lifted

Kuwait Airways has said that a ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound flights had been lifted by Washington. “Now our passengers flying from Kuwait International Airport to in #NY will be able to use all of their personal electronic devices,” the emirate's flag carrier said on Twitter yesterday. The United...

July 10, 2017

Gulf crisis threatens Qatar Airways transit business: Experts

Qatar Airways has made Doha a global hub in just a few years, but barring it from Gulf states' airspace threatens its position as a major transcontinental carrier, experts say. Along with its Gulf peers — Dubai's Emirates Airlines and Abu Dhabi's Etihad — Qatar's national carrier has captured a sizable portion of transit travel,...

June 12, 2017

Saudi Arabia revokes licence of Qatar Airways

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday revoked the operating licence of Qatar Airways and ordered the airline's offices to close within 48 hours, state media reported, as a regional diplomatic crisis escalated. "The General Authority of Civil Aviation has decided to cancel all licenses granted to Qatar Airways and to close all of its offices in the...

June 6, 2017

World’s longest flight lands in New Zealand

The world's longest commercial flight landed in New Zealand on Monday with the arrival of Qatar Airways's 14,535 kilometres Doha-Auckland service, the airline announced. "We've officially landed in Auckland," the airline tweeted as flight QR920 landed at 7.25am (local time), five minutes ahead of schedule after a 16 hour 23 minute flight. The long-range Boeing 777-200LR crossed...

February 6, 2017

Qatar Airways launches world’s longest flight

Qatar Airways launched the world's longest scheduled commercial service with its inaugural flight from Doha to Auckland taking off eight minutes early on Sunday, a company spokeswoman said. Flight QR920 left the Qatari capital at 05:02 (local time) and is set to land in New Zealand at 07:30 (local time on Monday. The Boeing 777...

February 5, 2017

Qatar Airways to ‘enforce’ Trump travel ban

Qatar Airways on Saturday said it would "enforce" the new rules governing entry to the United States following President Donald Trump's temporary order restricting arrivals from seven Muslim countries. A spokesperson for the Gulf carrier said it would only carry passengers to the US who had the correct documentation. "We are enforcing the new rules,"...

January 28, 2017