The Winter Camp was held for seven days at Doha’s Aspire Zone, as part of Bayern München’s preparations for the second part of the Bundesliga football season
Qatar Airways operates 35 weekly flights between Doha and Germany
DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways, the Official Airline Partner of FC Bayern München AG, is pleased to announce the wrap-up of the football giant’s winter camp in Doha. Held from 4–10 January 2019 at Aspire Zone Doha, Bayern München’s Winter Camp, now in its 9th consecutive year, is part of the football club’s annual preparations for the second part of the Bundesliga football season.
Since 2011, the FC Bayern München team has visited Doha to participate in its January winter training camp, to avail of the world-class facilities available to them at Aspire Zone.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: ”Qatar Airways is delighted to support Germany’s top-winning team, FC Bayern München. The German club exemplifies ambition, innovation and integrity: core values that we at Qatar Airways share and admire.
”Sport is a key pillar of the long-term vision of the State of Qatar, and as Qatar’s national carrier, we welcome the opportunity to use sport as a means of bringing people together. We wish Bayern München a very successful Bundesliga season, and look forward to cheering them on.”
Players were flown to Doha by Qatar Airways on board its state-of-the-art Airbus A350-1000, the world’s most technologically-advanced passenger aircraft, where they were able to experience the airline’s revolutionary Qsuite Business Class seat, providing an unparalleled travel experience, legendary hospitality and world-class service.
During their stay, three Bayern Munich players: Thomas Müller, Joshua Kimmich and Serge Gnabry, had the opportunity to visit the Legacy Pavilion, where they were able to view models of the stadia that will serve as venues for the the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™, as well as the iconic Museum of Islamic Art. The players also had the chance to attend the launch of the Qatar Airways Travel Boutique, the first-ever Qatar Airways store at Hamad International Airport (HIA), on 9 January 2019.
Children from the Qatar Cancer Society also attended the winter camp, where they were able to meet and interact with their football idols. The children each received a jersey exclusively signed by the players and had photographs with Berni, the official team mascot.
Qatar Airways proudly supports a range of exciting international and local initiatives dedicated to enriching the global community that it serves. Qatar Airways, the Official Airline partner of FIFA, is a leading supporter of major global sporting events, including the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™, and the FIFA Club World Cup™, reflecting the values of sports as a means of bringing people together, something at the core of the airline’s own brand message – Going Places Together.
Qatar Airways has served the people of Germany for nearly 20 years. The carrier now operates 35 weekly flights between Doha and Germany – double daily non-stop to Munich and Frankfurt – as well as daily non-stop to Berlin, providing onward connections to more than 160 destinations across the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.
A multiple-award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was named ‘World’s Best Business Class’ by the 2018 World Airline Awards, managed by international air transport rating organisation Skytrax. It was also named ‘Best Business Class Seat’, ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’, and ‘World’s Best First-Class Airline Lounge.’
Qatar Airways has launched an array of exciting new destinations recently, including Mombasa, Kenya; Gothenburg, Sweden and Da Nang, Vietnam. The airline will add a number of exciting new destinations to its extensive route network in 2019, including Valletta, Malta and Isfahan, Iran, to name just a few.
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About Qatar Airways:
Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, is celebrating more than 20 years of Going Places Together with travellers across its more than 160 business and leisure destinations on board a modern fleet of more than 200 aircraft. The world’s fastest-growing airline added a number of exciting destinations to its growing network including Gothenburg, Sweden; Da Nang, Vietnam; and Mombasa, Kenya in 2018, and several new destinations are due to be launched in 2019, including Isfahan, Iran and Valletta, Malta.
A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was named ‘World’s Best Business Class’ by the 2018 World Airline Awards, managed by international air transport rating organisation Skytrax. It was also named ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’, ‘World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge’ and ‘Best Business Class Seat’, in recognition of its ground-breaking Business Class experience, Qsuite. Qatar Airways has been awarded the coveted “Skytrax Airline of the Year” title, which is recognised as the pinnacle of excellence in the airline industry, four times.
Qsuite, a patented Qatar Airways product, features the industry’s first-ever double bed in Business Class, as well as privacy panels that stow away, allowing passengers in adjoining seats to create their own private room, a first of its kind in the industry.
Qatar Airways was the first Gulf carrier to join global airline alliance oneworld, enabling its passengers to benefit from more than 1,000 airports in more than 150 countries, with 14,250 daily departures.
Oryx One, Qatar Airways’ in-flight entertainment system offers passengers up to 4,000 entertainment options from the latest blockbuster movies, TV box sets, music, games and much more. Passengers flying on Qatar Airways flights served by its B787, B777, A350, A380, A319 and select A320 and A330 aircraft can also stay in touch with their friends and family around the world by using the award-winning airline’s on-board Wi-Fi and GSM service.
Qatar Airways proudly supports a range of exciting international and local initiatives dedicated to enriching the global community that it serves. Qatar Airways, the official FIFA partner, is the official sponsor of many top-level sporting events, including the FIFA 2022 World Cup, reflecting the values of sports as a means of bringing people together, something at the core of the airline’s own brand message - Going Places Together.
Qatar Airways Cargo, one of the world’s leading international air cargo carriers, serves more than 60 freighter destinations worldwide via its world-class Doha hub and also delivers freight to more than 160 key business and leisure destinations globally on more than 200 aircraft. The Qatar Airways Cargo fleet includes two Boeing 747-8 freighters, 15 Boeing 777 freighters and eight Airbus A330 freighters.
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