HAMAD International Airport’s world-first lounge for the exclusive use of seafarers has passed 50,000 visitors in under seven months since its opening (CW 26 Nov 2020). To mark the International Maritime Organization’s Day of the Seafarer on 25 Jun, Qatar Airways, the operator of the lounge, held a ceremonial event....
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HAMAD International Airport’s world-first lounge for the exclusive use of seafarers has passed 50,000 visitors in under seven months since its opening (CW 26 Nov 2020).
To mark the International Maritime Organization’s Day of the Seafarer on 25 Jun, Qatar Airways, the operator of the lounge, held a ceremonial event.
Qatar Group Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker attended the event, where he met with customers in the Mariner Lounge (inset), and oversaw the cutting of a cake to commemorate the 50,000th visitor (pictured).
Hundreds were also given free flight upgrades as part of the lounge’s commemoration.
Dedicated facilities provide crew members travelling with Qatar an exclusive haven, featuring an international selection of food & beverages, unlimited high-speed wi-fi, shower facilities, a television area, reading materials and a Business Centre.
Qatar has transported more than 380,000 seafarers and offshore workers since Apr 2020 for repatriation and crew change.
“We offer something no other airport or airline in the world currently provides — a peaceful space for these key workers to relax during their flight transfer,” Al Baker proclaimed proudly.
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