Qatar Airways celebrates a milestone

 Al-Meer and Roberts cut a celebratory cake in commemoration of the first year anniversary of Qatar Airways joining the oneworld global airline alliance.

Qatar Airways celebrated its first anniversary of joining the oneworld airline alliance network on October 30.

The only carrier in the Gulf to belong to the oneworld alliance, Qatar Airways now offers, alongside its other leading oneworld member airlines, some 1,000 destinations in more than 150 countries.

In celebration of the milestone, Qatar Airways offered a premium three-day sale on destinations across its worldwide network, together with a special offer for its Privilege Club members who can earn up to 5,000 bonus Qmiles, when they fly with any oneworld partner airlines until November 30.

Employees from Qatar Airways also gathered to mark the anniversary with a celebratory cake cutting ceremony at the airline’s new home and hub, Hamad International Airport, performed by the airport’s chief operating officer, Badr al-Meer and Qatar Airways chief planning officer, Richard Roberts.

Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar al-Baker, commented; “Joining oneworld provided a whole new world of benefits for travellers across the globe. It enables Qatar Airways to offer our passengers an unrivalled global network served by partners that include leading airlines from every region.”

oneworld chief executive Bruce Ashby added:  “oneworld is delighted and proud to be the only global alliance to feature one of the major Gulf carriers, enabling us to offer consumers the services and benefits offered by both a global alliance, and a Gulf carrier.”

Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 17 years of operation, to the point where today it is flying a modern fleet of 139 aircraft to 145 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.