Qatar Airways wins TTG Airline Of The Year 2009 Award
Qatar Airways has earned further industry acclaim after being named Airline of the Year 2009 at the prestigious TTG Awards in the UK. The annual event, celebrating the best and finest in the UK travel industry, was a glittering black tie ceremony, held at London’s Grosvenor House on Park Lane.
Qatar Airways beat stiff competition from airlines worldwide to walk away with the coveted title from readers of TTG, a weekly UK-based travel trade magazine. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said the Doha Airport – based airline was honoured to receive the award, the latest in a string of accolades.
“We have once again demonstrated that we can outshine our competitors and what better way to be recognised than by our key travel trade partners who help influence customers’ choice as to which airline to fly with,” he said.
“To be named Airline of the Year is a magnificent achievement and I would like to extend my thanks to our UK team and the UK travel trade for working closely together to build a stronger partnership. We have worked very hard to build our presence globally since the airline was launched just over 10 years ago. For such a young airline, this award from the UK travel trade is a tremendous feat.”
Qatar Airways’ UK country manager Rachel Finn received the award from co-hosts TTG Editor Lucy Huxley and Austin Healey, international rugby and Strictly Come Dancing TV star, in front of a high profile audience of 1,000 members of the travel industry.
Said Finn: “We are very proud to have won this prestigious award. Our UK sales team has been working incredibly hard to develop and strengthen Qatar Airways’ relationship with the trade – and it is wonderful to have received such recognition.”
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