Qatar Airways has once again been named the Best Middle Eastern/African Airline at the 2015 Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards held in Hong Kong last week.

This is the sixth consecutive year the Gulf carrier has received this accolade in recognition of Qatar Airways’ continued efforts in providing award-winning travel experiences for its passengers.

Akbar Al Baker, Group chief executive, said: “We are very pleased to be voted Best Middle Eastern / African Airline once again. In the fiercely competitive airline industry, we are proud to continue setting benchmarks and to be able to retain the top position for the sixth successive year. We are delighted that our efforts have not gone unnoticed by our passengers, and we would like to thank them for their continued support.”

Held at the Conrad Hong Kong, the 24th Annual Business Traveller Awards handed awards to more than 50 categories, giving recognition to the best in the hospitality industry. Marwan Koleilat, Qatar Airways South East Asia South West Pacific Senior vice president, was present to receive the award.

The Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Award adds to Qatar Airways’ ever-growing trophy cabinet, which also includes three of the top aviation honours recently clinched at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards, including Airline of the Year – an accolade Qatar Airways has received for the third time. The airline was also named Best Airline in the Middle East and voted Best Business Class Airline Seat by travellers around the world.

Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 18 years of operation and today flies a modern fleet of 166 aircraft to 152 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.

Just this year, the airline has added six new destinations to its global network. These include Amsterdam, Zanzibar, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Multan and Abha. Other new and exciting destinations for Asia-based passengers to look forward to include Durban (December 17), Los Angeles (January 1, 2016), Boston (March 16, 2016) and Atlanta (June 1, 2016). – TradeArabia News Service