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Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker expects expansion to start at Doha’s state-of-the-art Hamad International Airport (HIA) by the year-end. “There is going to be an expansion of the airport to increase the capacity to over 70mn passengers,” al-Baker told Gulf Times on the side-lines of the 72nd IATA AGM at the Royal Dublin […]
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Qatar Duty Free (QDF) has announced the opening of four new exclusive retail outlets at Hamad International Airport (HIA). Bazaar, Blush, Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and beIN Sports are the latest additions to QDF’s premium portfolio of brands located within the airport’s 25,000sq m duty-free shopping area, which incorporates more than 70 retail outlets, according […]
Read MoreDoha’s much anticipated, much delayed new airport, Hamad International (HIA), has finally welcomed its first passengers. At close to noon today, Fly Dubai flight FZ015 from Dubai touched down at the terminal 45 minutes behind schedule, signaling the beginning of passenger operations at the airport. About half an hour earlier, a ceremonial Qatar Airways flight carrying VIPs […]
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