Qatar Airways Ceo Akbar Al Baker

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.

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.

Akbar Al Baker, the outspoken chief executive officer who led Qatar Airways for almost three decades, plans to step down later this year, according to people familiar with the matter.

Hindi film actor Kangana Ranaut, who is known to make headlines for her controversial remarks, on Wednesday made another embarrassing gaffe calling Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker an "idiot of a man" based on a parody video clip.

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.

In September last year, he had said the airline would wait for "another 12 months" to decide on setting up an airline in India.

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.

Gulf state ‘not a grocery shop,’ Qatar Airways CEO says at travel fair.

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.

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.

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.

Akbar Al Baker, the outspoken chief executive officer who led Qatar Airways for almost three decades, plans to step down later this year, according to people familiar with the matter.

Hindi film actor Kangana Ranaut, who is known to make headlines for her controversial remarks, on Wednesday made another embarrassing gaffe calling Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker an "idiot of a man" based on a parody video clip.

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.

In September last year, he had said the airline would wait for "another 12 months" to decide on setting up an airline in India.

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.

Gulf state ‘not a grocery shop,’ Qatar Airways CEO says at travel fair.

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.