The announcement follows a detailed audit, carried out by the Skytrax team in December 2020, which assessed how effectively and consistently the airline’s stringent Covid-19 hygiene and safety standards and procedures are adhered to, from flight check-in to on board aircraft.

This included a full review of procedural efficiency checks, visual observation of hygiene and safety levels at all stages of the passenger journey, and onboard Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) sampling tests to measure the potential level of contamination of contact surfaces.

Qatar Airways’ on-board safety measures include the provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for cabin crew and a complimentary protective kit for passengers. Business Class passengers on aircraft equipped with Qsuite can enjoy the enhanced privacy this award-winning business seat provides, including sliding privacy partitions and the option to use a ‘Do Not Disturb (DND)’ indicator. Qsuite is available on flights to more than 45 destinations including Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur, London, and New York.

Qatar Airways’ home and hub, Hamad International Airport (HIA), was also recently named the first airport in the Middle East and Asia to achieve the Skytrax 5-Star Covid-19 Airport Safety Rating.

“We are delighted that our commitment to providing the most rigorous and comprehensive COVID-19 safety programme in existence within the global aviation community has been recognised with the Skytrax 5-Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating,” says Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker. “This achievement highlights the fastidious measures and procedures Qatar Airways have employed to safeguard the health and wellbeing of our passengers throughout the global pandemic to date. It also provides assurance to passengers across the world that airline health and safety standards are subject to the highest possible standards of professional, independent scrutiny and assessment.”

“We congratulate Qatar Airways on being awarded the highest 5-Star Covid-19 Safety Rating and being the world’s first major airline to be certified at this level,” says Skytrax Chief Executive Officer Edward Plaisted. “Qatar Airways kept flying throughout Covid-19, taking over 3.1 million people home since the start of the pandemic, and it is this experience that enables them to deliver an excellent standard of health and hygiene safety measures to keep customers and staff safe.”

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