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Qatar Airways announces departure of CEO Akbar Al Baker
Al Baker will be succeeded by Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer as Group Chief Executive for Qatar Airways
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Qatar Airways announces free high-speed Wi-Fi for passengers
Qatar Airways and Starlink team up on free high-speed Wi-Fi for plane passengers
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Qatar Airways announces new Saudi flights with AlUla, Tabuk and Yanbu routes
Qatar Airways now flies to nine cities in Saudi Arabia, after launching AlUla and Tabuk service
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Qatar Airways reports record $1.2bn profit on $21bn income
Qatar Airways group announced net profit of $1.21bn during year of FIFA World Cup
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Qatar Airways removes ‘unnecessary’ first-class seats from aircrafts
This strategic decision, announced by CEO Akbar Al Baker, shows a departure from the Qatar Airways’ luxury offerings
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Qatar Airways announces Doha to Auckland flights
Qatar Airways will reintroduce Doha to Auckland flights from September 2023
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Qatar Airways vows to support Riyadh Air, announces new Saudi and UAE routes in 2023
Qatar Airways boss excited for the launch of Riyadh Air, says codeshare possible
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Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia launch new strategic partnership in Brisbane
‘We are continuing to deliver on our promise to grow our international network, and from today, our guests will have direct access to over 150 destinations on Qatar Airways’ network’: Virgin Australia CEO
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Qatar Airways posts world’s highest airline net profit for FY 2021-22 at $1.54 billion
This is also Qatar Airways’ highest recorded profit in its 25-year history, rising 200 percent above its previous highest annual historical profit
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Flying to Doha for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022? Here is everything you need to know
Special shuttle flights have been announced for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ticket holders: Read all the details on bookings, cost, number of daily flights, destinations, and more
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SAUDIA to offer 540 special flights for FIFA World Cup Qatar ticket holders
Fans flying on SAUDIA’s match-day shuttle flights will not need hotel accommodations confirmed in Qatar
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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: How much will the special shuttle flights to Doha cost?
Five GCC airlines announced they would work together to bring more flights at a “minimum” price for ticket holders
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Qatar Airways reveals three daily flights from Abu Dhabi starting July 2022
In total, the airline will operate 21 weekly flights from Abu Dhabi, and a total of 56 flights from Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi put together
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Qatar announces deal to establish new Auto Museum in Doha
Qatar Tourism enters into agreement to hand over Doha Exhibition Centre for 10 years to Qatar Museums
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Airbus says keen to resolve Qatar Airways paint dispute
CEO Guillaume Faury says Qatar airline is a ‘very important customer’ of European plane maker
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Boeing said to launch 777X freighter with Qatar Airways plane deal
Sources say the potential multi-billion dollar deal would help showcase trade relations between the US and Qatar