Qatar Airways boosted its tally of international honours by grabbing four key titles at the 13th World Travel Awards (WTA). The Doha-based airline picked up awards for World’s Leading Business Class Airline, World Leading Airline Inflight Meal Service, Leading Airline in the Middle East as well as Leading Middle East Business Class Airline. The airline gained extensive praise at the Travel industry’s equivalent to the Oscar’s and triumphed being the Leading Airline in the Middle East as well as for gaining the World’s Best Inflight Meal Service for the second year in a row.

As one of the world’s youngest and fastest growing airlines, the achievements are seen as remarkable in the short few years since Qatar Airways’ relaunch in 1997 from a small regional carrier with a handful of routes to a global airline covering 70 destinations.

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said, “We are honoured to receive the four prominent awards, which reflect the sharp rise in global recognition for Qatar Airways. We have made huge strides in a highly competitive aviation world to become one of the best airlines in the skies today and, it is indeed a great privilege to find ourselves being honoured for our commitment to deliver the highest levels of passenger service,” he said.

“This recognition clearly demonstrates our ability to prove to the global marketplace that Qatar Airways can successfully compete in the international arena and prove our standards are among the best in the world.”