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 Qatar Airways has confirmed that Akbar Al Baker
will be stepping down from his current position as Group Chief
Executive effective 5 November 2023, after 27 years at the helm.

Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer

He will be succeeded by Engr. Badr Mohammed
Al-Meer as Group Chief Executive for Qatar Airways.

Under H.E. Mr. Akbar Al Baker’s leadership, Qatar
Airways has grown to become one of the most recognisable and
trusted brands globally, synonymous with customer service quality
and the highest of standards. The national carrier of the State of
Qatar has achieved an unprecedented seven-times win of the
“World’s Best Airline” award, and its state-of-the-art Hamad
International Airport, which is under its management and operation, has also been recognised as the “World’s Best Airport”.

The Qatar Airways Group’s contribution to helping
deliver the best ever FIFA World Cup showcased to the world its
capability, commitment to excellence, and its passion for bringing
the world together.

A multiple award-winning airline,
Qatar Airways won the ‘World’s Best Business Class’ for the tenth
time at the 2023 World Airline Awards, managed by the
international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax. The
airline continues to be synonymous with excellence, also taking
home, Best Airline in the Middle East, World’s Best Business Class
Lounge and World’s Best Business Class Lounge Dining at the
prestigious awards held during the 2023 Paris Air Show. Qatar
Airways is an unprecedented seven-time winner of the “World’s Best
Airline” voted by Skytrax (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and
2022).

Qatar Airways currently flies to more than 160
destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub, Hamad
International Airport, voted by Skytrax as the ‘World’s Best
Airport’ in 2021 and 2022 consecutively. This year, Hamad
International Airport has been ranked by Skytrax as the
second-best airport in the world, and received the ‘Best Airport
in the Middle East’ accolade for the ninth time in a row, as well
as ‘World’s Best Airport Shopping’.

How Times Have Changed – Flashback to November 2010 – Interview
with Akbar Al Baker

In November 2010, Steven Howard of
TravelNewsAsia.com had the honour of meeting and interviewing Mr.
Akbar Al Baker about his plans for what was then still a
relatively young airline. How times have changed!

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