Fact Sheet

December 2019
qatarairways.com
Qatar Airways is the national carrier of the State of Qatar.
Undergoing rapid expansion, we are one of the fastest growing
airlines operating one of the youngest fleets in the world.

Launched: 1997
Head office: Qatar Airways Tower, P.O. Box 22550, Doha, Qatar
Reservations number: +974 4022 6000
Website: qatarairways.com
Group Chief Executive: His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker
Worldwide network: More than 160 destinations

Expansion in 2018/2019

Antalya Gothenburg Mogadishu

Turkey Sweden Somalia

Bodrum Isfahan Mombasa

Turkey Iran Kenya

Canberra Izmir Mykonos

Australia Turkey Greece

Cardiff Langkawi Penang

United Kingdom Malaysia Malaysia

Da Nang Lisbon Rabat

Vietnam Portugal Morocco

Davao London Gatwick Thessaloniki

Philippines United Kingdom Greece

Gaborone Málaga Malta

Botswana Spain

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Current Fleet (Passenger and Cargo): 229 aircraft

2 Airbus Long Range A319LRs 30 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners

31 Airbus A320s 9 B777-200LRs
5 Airbus A321-200s 48 B777-300 ERs
6 Airbus A330-200s 87 Total Boeing passenger fleet
13 Airbus A330-300s
38 Airbus A350-900s (4 leased LATAM aircraft) 5 Airbus A330F Freighters
10 Airbus A350-1000s 20 Boeing 777F Freighters
10 Airbus A380s 2 Boeing B747-8 Freighters
115 Total Airbus passenger fleet 27 Total Cargo fleet

Corporate Jet Subsidiary Qatar Executive: 15 aircraft

1 Bombardier Challenger 605s (x 1 Medevac configuration)

2 Bombardier Global 5000s
2 Bombardier Global 5000s Vision
6 Gulfstream G650ER
4 Gulfstream G500
Qatar Executive also manage six aircraft on behalf of Amiri fleet.

On order: Qatar Executive is the launch customer of the Gulfstream

G700, with 10 aircraft on order, which they will begin to receive by 2022.
Qatar Executive is the largest G650ER operator in the world.

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Highlights of 2019
• Awarded World’s Best Airline, World’s Best Business Class, Best Airline in
the Middle East, Best Business Class Seat in the 2019 World Airline Awards,
managed by the international air transport rating organisation Skytrax
• Nine new destinations launched
• 13 new aircraft acquired
• National Airline Partner of the IAAF World Championships Doha 2019
• Qatar Executive breaks the world circumnavigation speed record with the
Gulfstream G650ER

Highlights of 2018
• First airline in the world to operate the Airbus A350-1000
• 25 new aircraft acquired
• 12 new destinations launched
• Multi-year partnership agreement with FC Bayern München
• Multi-year partnership agreement with Italian football club A.S. Roma
• Awarded ‘World’s Best Business Class’ in the 2018 World Airline Awards, managed by
the international air transport rating organisation Skytrax

Highlights of 2017
• 11 new destinations launched
• 19 new aircraft acquired
• 57 awards received
• Launched QSuite at ITB Berlin
• 20th year of operations
• Official Airline Partner of FIFA

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Europe
Adana, Ankara, Athens, Amsterdam, Antalya, Barcelona, Belgrade,
Berlin, Birmingham, Bodrum, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest,
Baku, Cardiff, Copenhagen, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva,
Gothenburg, Helsinki, Istanbul Airport, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen,
Izmir, Kyiv, Larnaca, Lisbon, London Gatwick, London Heathrow,
Madrid, Málaga, Malta, Manchester, Milan, Moscow, Munich,
Mykonos, Nice, Oslo, Paris, Pisa, Prague, Rome, Sarajevo, Skopje,
Sofia, St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Tbilisi, Thessaloniki, Venice,
Vienna, Warsaw, Yerevan, Zagreb and Zurich
Middle East and Africa
Algiers, Amman, Addis Ababa, Baghdad, Basra, Beirut, Cape
Town, Casablanca, Djibouti, Durban, Dar es Salaam, Doha,
Entebbe, Erbil, Isfahan, Johannesburg, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Kuwait,
Lagos, Maputo, Mashhad, Marrakech, Mogadishu, Mombasa,
Muscat, Najaf, Nairobi, Rabat, Salalah, Shiraz, Seychelles, Sohar,
Sulaymaniyah, Tehran, Tunis, Windhoek and Zanzibar
Asia Pacific
Adelaide, Auckland, Bali, Bangkok, Beijing, Canberra, Chengdu,
Chiang Mai, Chongqing, Da Nang, Davao, Guangzhou, Langkawi,
Hangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala
Lumpur, Krabi, Manila, Melbourne, Perth, Penang, Phnom Penh,
Phuket, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo Haneda, Tokyo
Narita and Yangon
South Asia
Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Colombo,
Delhi, Dhaka, Faisalabad, Goa, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi,
Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lahore, Mumbai, Multan, Nagpur,
Peshawar, Sialkot and Thiruvananthapuram
South America
Buenos Aires and São Paulo
Indian Ocean
Maldives
North America
Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles,
Miami, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C
Cargo destinations
Over 60 dedicated freighter destinations within Qatar Airways’
global operations, including those not served by scheduled
passenger flights – Accra, Almaty, Basel, Guadalajara, Liège,
Luxembourg, Macau, Mexico City, Panama City, Pittsburgh,
Quito, Singapore, Stansted and Zaragoza
Qatar Airways Cargo is one of the leading air cargo carriers
globally. The freighter fleet currently includes 17 Boeing 777Fs,
five Airbus A330Fs and two Boeing 747-8Fs
Codeshare partners
Air Botswana, Air Italy, Asiana Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines,
Bangkok Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Comair,
Finnair, GOL, IndiGo, Iberia, Japan Airlines, JetBlue, LATAM Brasil,
Malaysia Airlines, Middle East Airlines, Oman Air, Royal Air Maroc,
Royal Jordanian, S7 Airlines, SNCF, SriLankan Airlines, SUN-AIR
of Scandinavia and Vueling
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Privilege Club
Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club loyalty programme has
partnerships with international airlines, hotels, car rental
companies, banks and other partners worldwide

oneworld airlines: American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay

Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LATAM Airlines, Malaysian
Airlines, Qantas Airways, Royal Jordanian, S7 Airlines, SriLankan
Airlines and another 22 affiliate carriers

Airlines: Air Maroc, Bangkok Airways, GOL, Middle East Airlines

and Royal Air Maroc

Hotels: Conrad Hotels and Resorts, Doubletree by Hilton,

Embassy Suites Hotels by Hilton, Fairmont Hotels & Resort,
Four Points by Sheraton, Suites and Resorts, Hampton by Hilton,
Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Grand Vacations Company, Hilton
Honors, Hilton Hotels and Resorts, Homewood Suits by Hilton,
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Langham Hospitality Group, Marriott
Bonvoy, Millennium and Copthorne, Radisson Blu Hotels and
Resorts, Raffles Hotels & Resorts, Rocketmiles, Rotana, Shangri-La
Hotels and Resorts, Starwood Preferred Guest Program, Swissôtel
Hotel & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts, Minor Hotel
Group (Anantara, AVANI and Tivoli), Kempinski Hotels, Kaligo,
The Peninsula Hotels, Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels, Agoda, Accor,
Booking.com and Trip.com
Travel services: Aigner, Air Miles, Almotahajiba, Alshaya, American Tourister, Asala, Blue Salon Kids, Blue Salon
Watched and Jewelry, Blue Salon, Breitling, Bugatti, By Kilian, Cole Haan, Dary, Durance, e-pro, Education City Golf
Club, Elie Saab, Ethan Allen, Falta, Flormar, Famous Agents, Fun & More, Godiva, Gold Gourmet, Highland, Karisma
Lingerie, Karisma, Language Direct, Liwani, M Missoni, MCM, Mileslife, Akruu, Momento, Montegrappa, Morgan,
Mosafer, My Rewards Points, Nespresso, Nest Home Living, Ooredoo Kuwait, Ooredoo Oman, Ooredoo Qatar,
Pasabahce, Qatar Airways Cargo, Qatar Airways Holidays, Qatar Duty Free, Qpost Connected, ResPlus, Samsonite,
Santoni, Secret Notes, Takara, The Bicester Village Shopping Collection, The Face Shop, Toys 4 Me, Travelling
Connect, Triumph, Twinkle Twinkle, Vodafone Qatar, Voulez Vous, Yamamay and Yves Delorme.

Car rentals: Sixt, Hertz, Avis, Europcar, Budget, Rentalcars,
Salik and Blacklane
Cobranded bank partners: Qatar National Bank, Qatar Islamic
Bank, Burgan Bank and Housing Bank Habib Bank Limited
Bank and credit cards: Ahli United Bank, Ahlibank Qatar,
American Express, Al khaliji, Barwa Bank, Capital One, Cathay
United Bank, Citibank, Commercial Bank Accolades, Doha
Bank, Housing Bank Rewards, HSBC Greece and Sri Lanka,
International Bank of Qatar, Mastercard, Visa, Masraf Al Rayan,
QNB Life Rewards, WanLi Tong, ICBC, The Group, Hana, JD Coin
and Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore)
Cargo Destinations: Over 60 dedicated freighter destinations within Qatar Airways’ global operations, including
those not served by scheduled passenger flights – Accra, Almaty, Basel, Guadalajara, Liège, Luxembourg, Macau,
Mexico City, Panama City, Pittsburgh, Quito, Stansted and Zaragoza.
Qatar Airways Cargo is one of the leading air cargo carriers globally. The freighter fleet currently includes 20 Boeing
777F, five Airbus A330F and two Boeing 747-8F.
Divisions: Dhiafatina Hotels, Oryx Galleria, Privilege Club, Qatar Aircraft Catering Company, Qatar Airways Holidays,
Internal Media Services, Qatar Aviation Services, Qatar Distribution Company, Qatar Duty Free Company and Qatar
Executive
Number of employees: Qatar Airways Group employs more than 46,000 staff worldwide

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 Contact us:

Qatar Airways Group Corporate Communications Department

P.O. Box 22550, Doha, Qatar.
Tel: +974 4022 2200; Fax: +974 4022 5350
qrmedia@qatarairways.com.qa

Fact Sheet - November 2019