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Qatar’s national carrier named Airline of the Year

Qatar Airways has once again taken the top prize at the AirlineRatings Awards by taking home the coveted ‘Airline of the Year’ award.

The airline was also named ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’ and won the ‘Best Business Class’ award.

This marks the second year running that Qatar Airways has been awarded the top prize and the fourth year in a row that it has taken away the ‘Best Business Class’ award.

The Airline of the Year award acknowledges product innovation, a strong route network and overall safety. All AirlineRatings awards are given based on strict assessment criteria put together by industry professionals with extensive expertise and experience in the aviation field.

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Commenting on the news, Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker said: “Qatar Airways is fully committed to providing an unrivalled customer experience. Winning these awards is a ringing endorsement of everything that we stand for as an airline.

"Our goal is to deliver excellence and once again securing the ‘Airline of the Year’, ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’ and ‘Best Business Class’ demonstrates that we continue to lead the industry as passengers return to the skies.

"As we increase our global network to over 150 destinations, we also recently reported our most successful financial results ever with a profit of US$1.54 billion, confirming the airline as an all-round strong performer that is hugely popular with our passengers.”

Qatar Airways currently flies to more than 150 destinations worldwide, with connections via its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport.

For more information, visit www.airlineratings.com/awards