During ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Qatar Airways has done brilliant and tremendous job by repatriating over a million passengers of different nationalities stranded in different parts of the world. Also, it transported huge amounts of medical and other essential goods across the globe through its world-class cargo service.
In times of global crisis, Qatar Airways, through serving the world efficiently, has again proved the value of its award-wining services earning due praise for Qatar and for itself.
Recently, Qatar Airways received praise from Canada for helping its stranded nationals. Qatar’s Ambassador to Canada, H E Saoud bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, last week received a phone call from H E Rob Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who communicated the Canadian Government’s gratitude to the Qatari Government for the role Qatar Airways played in facilitating the repatriation of Canadians from all around the world.
Similarly, the award-winning airline has also received praise from the US and British officials for helping their nationals return home.
Now Qatar Airways has announced that the airline will begin a phased approach to expanding its network in line with passenger demand evolution and the expected relaxation of entry restrictions around the world.
Having maintained flights to at least 30 destinations where possible during this crisis and to most continents, helping to take over 1 million people home, the airline has been in a unique position to closely monitor global passenger flows and booking trends to confidently begin planning the gradual reintroduction of additional flights and destinations to its network, Qatar Airways recently said in a statement.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive H E Akbar Al Baker said: “Throughout this crisis our passengers have been at the centre of our focus. Our airline has implemented industry-leading hygiene practices and commercial policies enabling our passengers to book and travel with confidence. We have maintained a flexible and agile network to help take over 1 million people home through our state of the art hub in Doha and to transport more than 100,000 tonnes of essential medical and aid supplies to where they are needed.”
Qatar Airways will take full advantage of its diverse and efficient fleet with the right aircraft size to ensure the best fit for expected demand on each planned route. By the end of June, the aim is to have 80 destinations in the schedule including 23 in Europe, four in the Americas, 20 in Middle East/Africa and 33 in Asia-Pacific.
