Qatar Airways is expanding its workforce by 10,000 “to handle an influx of passengers flying into Doha for the soccer World Cup,” the airli...
Qatar Airways is expanding its workforce by 10,000 “to handle an influx of passengers flying into Doha for the soccer World Cup,” the airline told Reuters.
The move is also in line with a broader post-pandemic expansions.
“Qatar Airways is on a growth trajectory following Covid and with World Cup preparations in full swing it is ramping up recruitment across the airline,” the company said in a statement to Reuters this week.
Qatar Airways posts world’s highest airline net profit for FY 2021-22 at $1.54 billion
The state-backed carrier is currently in the midst of a recruitment drive, which aims to increase its total workforce from 45,000 to over 55,000 an undisclosed spokesperson told Reuter
Recruitment drives were reportedly held in India, Philippines and other countries at the end of Septembe
“It is not yet clear how many of the new staffers will be in place when the World Cup kicks off on November 20 in Qatar, the first Middle East country to host soccer’s main event,” Reuters sa
During the World Cup, Qatar Airways is “adjusting 70 percent of its schedule to make way for additional flights arriving in Doha and has canceled other flights and reduced frequencies in order to free up aircraft to meet demand from fans,” Reuters said, adding that other airlines will significantly increase its flights to the country, which also reopened an old airport to accommodate the influx of global fans in Qatar.
“It will be a huge challenge to be able to manage this very fast-moving demand for very large numbers of spectators,” Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar al-Baker told reporters earlier this year.
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