Qatar Airways wins Best Premium Service Facilities at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2014

Above: Qatar Airways chief commercial officer, Marwan Koleilat (left), accepting the award for Best Premium Service Airport on behalf of Doha International Airport from the CEO of Skytrax, Edward Plaisted.

Passengers from over 100 different countries completed 12 million questionnaires, which covered more than 385 airports and 400 airport hotels worldwide, over a nine-month period. More than 50 World Airport Awards were presented to winners over the course of the evening.

The award was accepted on behalf of the airline by Qatar Airways chief commercial officer, Marwan Koleilat. Mr. Koleilat said: “We are very proud to have won this award for the fourth consecutive year. It is a great testament to the hard work and efforts of all Qatar Airways staff striving to go that extra mile to deliver top-notch customer service every day. The travel experience for any passenger starts at the airport, and so our Premium Terminal has proved to be a real winner focusing on satisfying the needs of our passengers by providing them with only the best of airport experiences.”

The awards ceremony, which was held at Fira Barcelona, brought together airport CEOs and management, as well as selected airport hotels.

Qatar Airways was also recently named Best Business Class by Business Traveller readers in the United Kingdom and Best Middle East Airline by readers of Business Traveller, Asia-Pacific.