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Bon voyage, Qatar Airways

Published: 09 Oct 2019 - 08:30 am | Last Updated: 06 Oct 2025 - 03:58 pm

This year, Qatar Airways, the flag carrier of Qatar, has been on an award winning streak, winning almost all the recognition and honours in the global airline industry.

The latest is the 2019 Business Traveller Awards held in London, where the airline won four awards. Business Traveller readers voted Qatar’s national carrier Best Airline, Best Long-haul Airline, Best Business Class and Best Middle Eastern Airline. The prestigious honours, the latest addition to the accolades gallery of the airline, are decided by the Business Traveller readers’ voting, which is audited by an independent auditing company, adding to the credibility of the awards.

In June this year, Qatar Airways was named Airline of the Year for the fifth time by the 2019 World Airline Awards, managed by international air transport rating organisation Skytrax. It Was also named World’s Best Business Class, Best Business Class Seat and the Best Airline in the Middle East.

The multi-award winning carrier scooped three out of five global accolades in the 2020 Airline Passenger Experience Association’s (APEX) Passenger Choice Awards at the APEX/IFSA Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles. The airline won the top titles for Best Seat Comfort, Best Cabin Service, Best Food & Beverage and was named 2020 Five Star Global Airline in the APEX Official Airline Ratings as voted by passengers using the world’s highest-rated travel app TripIt.

The officials at Qatar Airways, especially its Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker, under the visionary leadership of the country, is taking the carrier to an ever-increasing high realm of fame. 

Qatar Airways beat all the odds to spread its wings higher and wider by continuously adding destinations across the world and inducting the most modern aircraft available in the industry.

The state carrier is proving again and again that it is the best airline in the world as it is the first choice of most international passengers, whether they are on a business trip or on a holiday. Right from the entrance gate at the airport, the airline literally pampers its passengers, providing them with all the comfort and support to make every journey a memorable one. The excellent and award-winning entertainment provided on board every aircraft of Qatar Airways keeps passengers engaged throughout their travel duration, which makes them yearn for more. The overwhelming response from passengers reflects in surveys where they vote for their favourite airline time and again for the most prestigious awards every year.