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QATAR AIRWAYS INSTALLS ADDITIONAL INSTANTFREQUENT FLYER ENROLMENT KIOSKS AT DOHA

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Passengers Register And Receive Privilege Club Membership CardWithin Seconds Of Enrolment

500 Qmiles Welcome Bonus For Every New Kiosk Registration

3 March 2008

Doha, QATAR Qatar Airways has invested in additional frequent flyer enrolmentkiosks at Doha International Airport as part of its commitment to provide more self-service capabilities to Privilege Club loyalty members.

Each of the four airport lounges now has a kiosk, which allows passengers to enrolinto the airlines frequent flyer programme and receive their personalised andmagnetically encoded membership card within seconds of enrolling.

New kiosks are now available at the recently refurbished Gold and Silver FrequentFlyer Lounges in the main terminal, in addition to the First and Business Class

sections of Qatar Airways state-of-the-art Premium Terminal.

In 2006, Qatar Airways made headlines when it introduced the worlds first instantloyalty card dispensing kiosk at Doha International Airport, which earned privilegeClub the FFP Gold Innovation Award in Vancouver last year.

The machines are modern and designed to save passengers the hassle of goingthrough the traditional sign-up process, which involves membership cards being sentby mail. So passengers from around the world checking-in or transiting at DohaInternational Airport and using any of the four airport lounges, will be able to enrol onthe spot and receive their burgundy card instantly.

Using simple touch screen technology, the kiosk enables Qatar Airways First andBusiness Class passengers as well as its frequent travellers using the lounges, andwho are not already members, to enrol into Privilege Club and receive a 500 Qmileswelcome bonus.

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said the additional kiosks wereyet another service-led initiative from the airline to bring more convenience andadvantages to its highly valued passengers.

Qatar Airways is proud to be an innovator, and we are more than satisfied with thepositive response of our passengers towards these enrolment kiosks, he said.

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The Privilege Club enrolment kiosks enable passengers who are not alreadymembers to enrol easily, quickly and receive their loyalty card instantly. This is aunique feature, which we believe more and more passengers will take advantage of.

Qatar Airways strongly believes in product innovations to meet the needs ofpassengers and is now looking to invest in additional kiosks at other locations. Thekiosks are provided by UK-based company Trident Loyalty Systems.

Since its launch in 2000, Qatar Airways Privilege Club has developed into one of thelargest airline loyalty schemes in the Middle East and one of the most generousreward programmes. Last year, Privilege Club scooped an unprecedented eightaccolades at the prestigious Freddie Awards in America.

Qatar Airways currently operates a modern fleet of 60 Airbus and Boeing aircraft to81 destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Far Eastand North America from Doha, the airlines hub and capital of the State of Qatar.

Qatar Airways Privilege Club website gives members great benefits, including theability to manage their accounts with ease. Through the Privilege Club website,www.qmiles.com members are able to log on to and check their account balanceonline, as well as book reward tickets for travel on Qatar Airways and partner airlines.

Notes to Editors:-

Qatar Airways is one of an elite group of airlines with a Five Star ranking for serviceand excellence awarded by Skytrax, the independent aviation industry researchcompany. Skytrax also named Qatar Airways cabin crew as Best in the Middle Eastfor the fifth year running in 2007 following a survey of more than 15 millionpassengers. During the current 2007/08 financial year, Qatar Airways expects to

carry more than 10 million passengers worldwide.

Looking to the future, Qatar Airways will operate a fleet of 110 aircraft by 2013 almost double the existing size. During 2007, Qatar Airways ordered 80 AirbusA350s, together with 60 Boeing 787s and 32 Boeing 777s. The airline is one of thelaunch customers of the twin-deck Airbus A380 super jumbos with five aircraft onorder and scheduled for delivery from 2010. Qatar Airways moves to the New DohaInternational Airport in 2010, when the first phase of the new facility opens. For moreinformation, visitwww.qatarairways.com and www.ndiaproject.com

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Tel: +974 4496956, Fax: +974 4620132E-mail: [email protected]

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