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India's Aviation Regulations Are Protectionist: Qatar Airways CEO
Akbar Al Baker said that the Indian aviation industry is very regulated and regulations stifle growth. "I think that it is incorrect for the authorities to stifle competition just to protect one or two other airlines. You should leave it to survival of the fittest," he asserted.
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Qatar Airways To Look At Setting Up Airline In India: CEO
In September last year, he had said the airline would wait for "another 12 months" to decide on setting up an airline in India.
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Qatar Airways' Plans For Setting Up Airline In India Put On Hold
Qatar Airways will wait for "another 12 months" to decide on setting up an airline in India as it seeks clarity on "ambiguous" foreign ownership norms, its chief Akbar Al Baker said on Tuesday.
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Qatar Airways To Soon Apply For Domestic Airline In India: CEO Akbar Al Baker
Qatar Airways will "soon" move an application to launch a full-service airline in India for domestic operations, according to its chief Akbar Al Baker.
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Qatar Airways Boss Apologises For Remarks On Women, Says "Was A Joke"
The head of Qatar Airways apologised on Wednesday for saying that a woman could not do his job. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said his remarks at the closing of a global airlines gathering on Tuesday had been intended as a joke and taken out of context.
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Gulf Air Embargo Only Applies To Qatar Companies: UAE
The United Arab Emirates Aviation Authority released a statement today clarifying that the air embargo imposed on Qatar only applies to airlines from Qatar or registered there.
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Qatar Air Plans To Establish Indian Carrier With 100 Planes
Qatar Air was thwarted in a 2015 bid to boost its Indian footprint by purchasing a stake in budget airline IndiGo.
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Qatar Airways Plans To Launch Fully-Owned Airline In India With 100 Planes
Al Baker said he wanted to set up a full service Indian carrier to fly domestic routes with around 100 narrowbody planes, now that the country had opened up the airline industry to foreign investors.
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Qatar Airways Eyes More Airline Stakes Including IndiGo
Qatar Airways would like to raise its stake in the owner of British Airways and Iberia at some point and may invest in other well-run airlines, its chief executive said on Wednesday.
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Qatar Airways is Keen to Buy Stake in IndiGo
Qatar Airways is keen to buy equity in IndiGo if the Indian carrier offers a 49 per cent stake to it, a top official has said as he sought the opening up of the Indian aviation market for established airline companies.
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Qatar Airways Keen to Buy Stake in IndiGo
The statement came from the Qatari national carrier's CEO, Akbar Al Baker, when he was asked whether the Gulf airline was keen to pick up stake in the low-cost Indian carrier which currently has the largest market share among all its competitors.
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Gulf airlines defend female cabin crew policies
Qatar Airways and Emirates Airline have defended their policies on pregnancy and marriage for cabin crew after the Qatar carrier came under fire over its working conditions.
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India's Aviation Regulations Are Protectionist: Qatar Airways CEO
Akbar Al Baker said that the Indian aviation industry is very regulated and regulations stifle growth. "I think that it is incorrect for the authorities to stifle competition just to protect one or two other airlines. You should leave it to survival of the fittest," he asserted.
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Qatar Airways To Look At Setting Up Airline In India: CEO
In September last year, he had said the airline would wait for "another 12 months" to decide on setting up an airline in India.
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Qatar Airways' Plans For Setting Up Airline In India Put On Hold
Qatar Airways will wait for "another 12 months" to decide on setting up an airline in India as it seeks clarity on "ambiguous" foreign ownership norms, its chief Akbar Al Baker said on Tuesday.
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Qatar Airways To Soon Apply For Domestic Airline In India: CEO Akbar Al Baker
Qatar Airways will "soon" move an application to launch a full-service airline in India for domestic operations, according to its chief Akbar Al Baker.
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Qatar Airways Boss Apologises For Remarks On Women, Says "Was A Joke"
The head of Qatar Airways apologised on Wednesday for saying that a woman could not do his job. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said his remarks at the closing of a global airlines gathering on Tuesday had been intended as a joke and taken out of context.
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Gulf Air Embargo Only Applies To Qatar Companies: UAE
The United Arab Emirates Aviation Authority released a statement today clarifying that the air embargo imposed on Qatar only applies to airlines from Qatar or registered there.
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Qatar Air Plans To Establish Indian Carrier With 100 Planes
Qatar Air was thwarted in a 2015 bid to boost its Indian footprint by purchasing a stake in budget airline IndiGo.
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Qatar Airways Plans To Launch Fully-Owned Airline In India With 100 Planes
Al Baker said he wanted to set up a full service Indian carrier to fly domestic routes with around 100 narrowbody planes, now that the country had opened up the airline industry to foreign investors.
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Qatar Airways Eyes More Airline Stakes Including IndiGo
Qatar Airways would like to raise its stake in the owner of British Airways and Iberia at some point and may invest in other well-run airlines, its chief executive said on Wednesday.
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Qatar Airways is Keen to Buy Stake in IndiGo
Qatar Airways is keen to buy equity in IndiGo if the Indian carrier offers a 49 per cent stake to it, a top official has said as he sought the opening up of the Indian aviation market for established airline companies.
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Qatar Airways Keen to Buy Stake in IndiGo
The statement came from the Qatari national carrier's CEO, Akbar Al Baker, when he was asked whether the Gulf airline was keen to pick up stake in the low-cost Indian carrier which currently has the largest market share among all its competitors.
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Gulf airlines defend female cabin crew policies
Qatar Airways and Emirates Airline have defended their policies on pregnancy and marriage for cabin crew after the Qatar carrier came under fire over its working conditions.
