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Qatar Airways has become the world’s first long-haul airline to receive a maximum five-star ‘Covid-19 Airline Safety Rating’ from Skytrax. The respected UK-based air transport rating agency found the carrier had ‘adopted a broad and robust range of safety and hygiene measures to accommodate customers’ after assessing standards on its flights and at its home … Read more
Qatar Airways has become the world’s first long-haul airline to receive a maximum five-star ‘Covid-19 Airline Safety Rating’ from Skytrax. The respected UK-based air transport rating agency found the carrier had ‘adopted a broad and robust range of safety and hygiene measures to accommodate customers’ after assessing standards on its flights and at its home … Read more
Two British women are ‘receiving support’ after they were subjected to compulsory invasive medical examinations while flying through Qatar in October. UK authorities confirmed on Thursday the two women were among those on 10 flights out of Doha that were forced to have intimate examinations on October 2. Authorities in the ultra-conservative Gulf state carried out … Read more
FIFA president Gianni Infantino insists coronavirus pandemic has not stopped progress for controversial 2022 Qatar World Cup… as he reveals he was left ‘speechless’ by ‘incredible’ new Al Bayt Stadium on recent visit Gianni Infantino says coronavirus has not stopped Qatar’s World Cup progress FIFA have said construction of the Al Bayt stadium is currently in the … Read more
A British tourist who was detained in Qatar after airport officials found a £10 cannabis grinder on him during a stop-over 11 months ago has been arrested in Corfu and could be extradited back to the UAE. Conor Howard, 27, was stopped last October on his way back to the UK from Australia when he … Read more
Qatar puts more strain on major plane makers: Airline strikes deal with plane maker Airbus to delay delivery of new jets By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 2 September 2020 The crisis engulfing Boeing and Airbus intensified as another major customer asked to push … Read more
Family are left homeless by eviction ban as their tenants stop paying rent despite still being employed – and then REFUSE to move out of their home Emma and Russell Burton, both 41, rented out their UK home to work in Qatar They wanted to return last year due to son Thomas’ rare metabolic disorder But … Read more
Qatar Airways has announced that economy passengers now have to wear a surgical face shield as well as a face mask throughout its flights. The shields will be handed out to all travellers either at check-in or the boarding gate. However, whether business-class customers wear their face shield and a mask on board is ‘at … Read more
Greece has suspended all flights from Qatar after 12 passengers tested positive for coronavirus. Qatar Airways claimed the passengers who tested positive after landing in Athens on Monday were healthy when they left Doha five hours earlier. A dozen of the plane’s 91 passengers tested positive for the deadly virus – which has officially killed … Read more
When it comes to the safety of its cabin crew, Qatar Airways is taking no chances – it’s issuing them with hazmat suits to wear during in-flight service. They are part of a raft of measures the airline is introducing from Monday, May 25, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Cabin crew have already … Read more