Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid al-Maktoum being shown Qatar Airways’ new Boeing 787 business class seat by the airline’s CEO Akbar al-Baker at the Arabian Travel Mart in Dubai
Qatar Airways is currently participating in Dubai’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM)- the Middle East’s leading travel trade show showcasing its new exhibition stand and Boeing 787 seats.
Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, also the Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, who inaugurated the event visited the Qatar Airways exhibition stand where Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar al-Baker introduced 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 due to be delivered to the airline this summer.
Visitors from around the world visited Qatar Airways’ stand to sample the airline’s “renowned hospitality and its latest seat product offerings”.
Qatar Airways is gearing up to launch a range of new destinations, including Zagreb (Croatia) next week, on May 9; Perth, the airline’s second Australian route from July 3; Kilimanjaro on July 25 as well as 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 (Serbia), Helsinki (Finland), and Zanzibar (Tanzania).