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Doha
QATAR Airways (QA) and Hamad International Airport (HIA) reported an exceptionally high volume of traffic during the busy Eid Al Fitr holiday period despite the current regional travel restrictions imposed by its neighbouring countries.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar al Baker said,"In spite of recent restrictions imposed on the airline, our operations to and from Doha remains resilient and running smoothly. In the past seven days, 510,949 passengers have flown from Hamad International Airport on board more than 2,900 flights. During the peak Eid Al Fitr holiday period, June 22 to 24, 49,794 of those passengers were joining flights directly from Doha."
Eng Badr al Meer, Hamad International Airport Chief Operating Officer, said,"The airport has had a very busy Eid period with the total number of passengers travelling on all airlines, including the national carrier Qatar Airways, from June 19 to 25 reaching 580,000, and added that there were 3,300 movements during this time. Hamad International Airport continues to urge passengers to arrive early for check in during this busy holiday period."
HIA recently reported that it served 19 million passengers from January to June 2017, eight percent more than those served in the same period in 2016.
QA continues to operate to the majority of its network of more than 150 destinations around the world, with 90 percent of those flights departing within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure time.
The airline shows no sign of slowing down its rapid network growth having launched its new service to Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on June 12, which will be followed by new route launches on July 4 to Nice, France, and July 17 to Skopje, Macedonia. Other new destinations planned for the remainder of this year and 2018 include Las Vegas (the USA), Canberra (Australia), Douala (Cameroon), Libreville (Gabon), Medan (Indonesia), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Santiago (Chile) and Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), as well as many others.
Earlier this month, the airline released its annual report for the fiscal year 2017, revealing a net profit of $541 million, a 21.7 percent year-on-year increase. The results also show an annual revenue increase of 10.4 percent.
