Qatar Airways unveils first bespoke FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 aircraft

To mark the two-year countdown until the world’s biggest football tournament begins in Qatar, the national carrier of Qatar today unveiled a specially-branded Boeing 777 aircraft painted in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 livery.

Featuring distinctive FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 branding, the aircraft was hand-painted to commemorate Qatar Airways’ partnership with FIFA.

In a press statement, the airline stated that more aircraft in its fleet will feature the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 livery and will visit several destinations in its network.

The Boeing 777-300ER will enter service on November 21, 2020, operating flights QR095 and QR096 between Doha and Zurich.

The inaugural route of the bespoke aircraft further reiterates the airline’s commitment to the FIFA partnership by flying to the home of FIFA in Switzerland on this significant date.

This @BoeingAirplanes 777 aircraft was hand-painted in Ireland before arriving in Doha and will operate on the #QatarAirways network immediately. Look out for this beautiful aircraft as it takes to the skies. @FIFAWorldCup @FIFAcom #WorldCup

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— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) November 20, 2020

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said, “We are tremendously excited to celebrate our partnership with FIFA and Qatar’s status as host of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 by introducing this unique aircraft to our fleet. As Official Partner and Official Airline of FIFA, we can feel the excitement building with two years to go until we will welcome the world to our beautiful country.

“Qatar’s readiness to host FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is evident all around us. At Qatar Airways, our network recently expanded to 100 destinations, and will further grow to more than 125 destinations by March 2021, with an increasing frequency enabling our passengers to travel when they want across the globe, safely and reliably. At Hamad International Airport, Official Airport Partner for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, preparations for the expected traffic growth are well underway. The airport expansion project will increase capacity to more than 58 million passengers annually by 2022.”

FIFA Director of Marketing, Jean-François Pathy, said: “Our Official Partner Qatar Airways launching this striking, iconic aircraft featuring the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 livery is an important milestone. We are looking forward to welcoming fans from around the globe to experience this unique FIFA World Cup™ and discover Qatar in two years’ time.”

Qatar Airways, in partnership with Qatar Airways Holidays, will soon launch bespoke travel packages to visit Qatar for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Further information is available here.

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Cover Image Credit and Source: Qatar Airways