Qatar Airways continues to reach new milestones despite challenges created by COVID-19 pandemic. The award-winning airline yesterday announced that it has restored its network to pre-COVID situation. It is a significant milestone for the airline because it comes at a time when other airlines are struggling to continue their operations.
By mid-September, the national carrier of Qatar will operate over 650 weekly flights to more than 85 destinations, providing more flexible travel options to more global destinations than any other airline.
Qatar Airways is one of the few global airlines to have never stopped flying throughout this crisis. The airline’s mix of modern fuel-efficient aircraft helped it to develop a sustainable and adapted solution, allowing it to continue flying routes with less overall demand as it has a variety of aircraft it can select from to offer the right capacity in each market.
Qatar Airways continues to set new benchmark in air travel safety.
The airline has further enhanced safety measures. It introduced additional safety measures onboard on flights to ensure the continued health and wellbeing of passengers and cabin crew, and to limit the spread of coronavirus. The airline’s additional robust measures include offering face shields and protective kits to all passengers, in addition to a new protective gown for cabin crew.
Qatar Airways’ home and hub, Hamad International Airport, has implemented stringent cleaning procedures and applied social distancing measures throughout its terminals. Passenger touchpoints are sanitized every 10-15 minutes and boarding gates and bus gate counters are cleaned after each flight. In addition, hand sanitizers are provided at immigration and security screening points.
To ensure travellers can plan their travel with peace of mind, the airline has extended its booking policies to offer even more choice to its passengers. The airline will not charge any fare differences for travel completed before 31 December 2020, after which fare rules will apply. All tickets booked for travel up to December 31, 2020 will be valid for two years from the date of issuance.
According to the latest IATA data, Qatar Airways has become the largest international carrier between April to June by fulfilling its mission of taking people home. This enabled the airline to accumulate unmatched experience in carrying passengers safely and reliably and uniquely positioned the airline to effectively rebuild its network.
The airlines’s achievements demonstrate that Qatar Airways would always provide its passengers with the very best onboard experience every time they travel with it.
