QATAR AIRWAYS HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE IN ITALY

Akbar Al Baker, Group Chief Executive, Qatar Airways held high level meetings and a large press conference in Rome recently, to speak with Italian media to discuss the airline's expansion in Italy. Qatar Airways recently announced further expansion in Italy, Qatar Airways will add extra capacity into three of the country's gateways: Venice, Rome and Milan.

"Qatar Airways' growth in operations to Italy is extremely important in relation to the airline's wider route map, as it is a central trading zone, with many countries from the Far East, Middle East and Africa connecting via Doha to reach the Italian gateways for both business and leisure purposes. In addition, Italian companies are having an ever-growing presence in the Gulf states, and Qatar Airways is well-poised to facilitate both freighter and passenger services with the increase in recently introduced capacity," said Al Baker.

During his visit, Al Baker also met with Federica Guidi, Italian Minister of Economic Development, to speak about growing ties and infrastructure projects that involve several Italian companies in the airline's hub in Doha, Qatar. They discussed matters of mutual cooperation, including exploring synergies and areas of partnership in the aviation sector.