from left: British stand-up comedian Omid Djalili, Qatar Airways VP Commercial Europe, Paul Johannes, QA Corporate Sales Manager UK & Ireland, Emma Deering, and Senior Vice President Diners Club International UK & Ireland, John O’Hagan, at the event.
Doha: Qatar Airways won the ‘Business Airline of the Year’ award at UK Business Travel Awards 2014 in London. It was also named the ‘Best Long-Haul Airline’ for the second year in a row.
“We are delighted to have been recognised in two categories for our high-quality product and business class offering at these prestigious awards. It is an honour to win two award categories against such strong competition,” said Paul Johannes, Vice-President Commercial north, south and western Europe, Qatar Airways.
The 19th Annual Business Travel Awards, attended by over 1,300 industry representatives, was organised by the UK- based publication Buying Business Travel.
Commenting on Qatar Airways, judges said, “We thought this was an outstanding entry, backed up by glowing testimonials from leading buyers and managers in the corporate sector. A dedicated business terminal at its home airport, cars that ferry first class passengers from aircraft to terminal and an impressive corporate client retention rate all made Qatar Airways the clear winner.”
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