⏲ 03 May 2023, 17:08 (+03)

Qatar Airways Launches Safety and Security

Week 2023 with Key Local Partners
"Safety and Security Our First Priority | It begins with You and Continues with Me."

DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways launched its Safety and Security Week 2023, which sees a
continuous and multifaceted focus across the group on maintaining the absolute highest safety
and security standards. The launch event, as well as activities taking place throughout the
week include the Ministry of Interior; General Directorate of Civil Defence, Drug Enforcement
Directorate, Al Fazaa Police, Traffic Awareness Department, Community Policing Department,
the Police Canine Section, Cyber & Financial Crimes Prevention Department and the Criminal
Investigation Department. With a key element of education and training, several participating
organisations will also provide expertise, including the Oryx School, Mowasalat Karwa
Academy and Hamad Medical Corporation’s Hamad International Training Centre (HITC) and
Tobacco Control Centre (TCC).
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, who officially opened
the event said: “Safety and Security in aviation has to operate to the highest of standards all of
the time. We are familiar at a global scale with the consequences of ineffective safety and
security, which can have a profound impact on passengers, the aviation industry, and the global
economy. Our approach is comprehensive and includes a network of regulatory and procedural
frameworks, partnerships, technological endeavours and collaboration between large number
of internal and external partners and agencies. It is vital that we work together to ensure our
passengers and customers are safe and secure whilst travelling and also at their destinations”.

Activities throughout the week include staff quizzes, live demos, recognition awards, panel
discussions, exhibitions, games, team contests & competitions. These illustrate Qatar Airways’
commitment to safety which is further demonstrated by the airline being the first in the world to
successfully undergo the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) in 2003. During the global
Covid-19 pandemic, Qatar Airways never stopped flying and maintained the highest possible
levels of health and safety standards both on the ground and in the air resulting in industry-
leading recognition from organisations, including Skytrax, APEX and Airline Ratings.

Qatar Airways Senior Vice President Group Safety and Security, Mr. Ashish Jain, said: “Safety
& Security is our highest priority and is expressed in all our Corporate Values. The Qatar
Airways Safety & Security Week 2023 is another opportunity to reinforce this message across
the entire Group. I want to thank my colleagues and partners, both internal and external, for
demonstrating their commitment to Safety and Security through their support for this fantastic
event”.

ORIGINAL URL

https://www.qatarairways.com/press-releases/en-WW/225665-qatar-airways-launches-safety-
and-security-week-2023-with-key-local-partners
ABOUT QATAR AIRWAYS

A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was announced as the ‘Airline of the Year’ at the 2022
World Airline Awards, managed by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax. The airline
continues to be synonymous with excellence having won the main prize for an unprecedented seventh
time (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022), while also being named ‘World’s Best Business Class’,
‘World’s Best Business Class Lounge Dining’ and ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’.

Qatar Airways currently flies to more than 160 destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub,
Hamad International Airport, voted by Skytrax as the ‘World’s Best Airport’ in 2021 and 2022 consecutively.
This year, Hamad International Airport has been ranked by Skytrax as the second-best airport in the
world, and received the ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ accolade for the ninth time in a row, as well as
‘World’s Best Airport Shopping’.

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