The Qatar Airways is enjoying a successful week at the Middle East’s leading travel trade show in Dubai showcasing its new exhibition stand and Boeing 787 seats – both taking centre stage at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM).
The four-day exhibition kicked off with an official inauguration by United Arab Emirates Prime Minister and Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum.
During a tour to each of the exhibition area, Al-Maktoum visited the Qatar Airways exhibition stand where the airline’s Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al-Baker showcased the carrier’s Boeing 787 Business Class seats.
Qatar Airways is the Middle East launch customer of the 787 Dreamliner with the first of 60 of the aircraft-type on order due to be delivered to the Doha-based airline this summer.
ATM was a four-day event attracted the crème de la crème of the travel industry from the Gulf, across the Middle East and around the world.
The visitors from around the world visited Qatar Airways’ stand to sample the airline’s renowned hospitality and its latest seat product offerings.
The airline company is gearing up to launch a range of new destinations, including Zagreb in Croatia on May 9; Perth in Australia from July 3; Kilimanjaro on July 25; Mombasa on August 15, Erbil and Baghdad in May and June respectively, and Myanmar in October.
Among other new routes due to join the airline’s network with dates yet to be announced are Belgrade in Serbia, Helsinki in Finland and Zanzibar in Tanzania.
Qatar Airways is one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, operating a modern fleet of 109 aircraft to 113 diverse business and leisure destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America from its Doha hub.
The airline has orders worth over $50 billion for more than 250 aircraft, including Boeing 787s, 777s, Airbus A350s, A380s and A320 Family of aircraft. The rapid expansion of Qatar Airways prompted the State of Qatar to embark on one of its biggest projects – the construction of a brand new international airport in Doha, which is scheduled to open in 2012.