Qatar Airways has been voted the Best Middle East Airline by readers of Business Traveller Asia-Pacific in China.
The Doha-based carrier has been recognised for the fourth consecutive year at the 22nd Annual Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards, held in Hong Kong recently.
The awards, which are given in 56 categories, are the highest honour given by Business Traveller readers to travel and hospitality service providers. Readers of the publication - who are among the region’s most frequent travellers - participated in the survey, which was conducted by market research company Ipsos from April to June to
determine the winners.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker said the award is a meaningful form of recognition from customers in the region and showed their continued confidence in the airline over the last decade.
“Over the past 10 years, our services to Hong Kong and mainland China have been on a steady incline. Just last month we launched our sixth destination, Chengdu, and are already looking towards further expansion,” said al-Baker. “We are pleased to be recognised by our passengers for the products and services that we offer, not only in China but throughout our network. To be voted the Best Airline in the Middle East by our customers is a great honour. And for that we thank our passengers in this region for their vote of confidence.”
He continued, “Over the next few months, we look forward to adding even more routes to our international network of over 130 destinations and increasing the capacity on existing sectors. We are continually looking to give our customers increased options as they travel, whether it is for business or leisure.”
Qatar Airways country manager (Greater China) Jared Lee, who accepted the award on behalf of the airline, said: “It is a great pleasure to accept this award on behalf of Qatar Airways from such an important travel publication. The airline is pleased with this recognition from its readers.”