A Conversation With Qatar Airways’ CEO Akbar Al Baker

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Simple Flying's Joanna Bailey talks with Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker about the airline's resilience to continue flying throughout the pandemic, and what’s in store for the rest of 2021. We discuss fleet plans, past and present, Qatar’s partnership strategies, its continued focus on sustainability, and much more. A true in-depth look into this Middle Eastern powerhouse.
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@SimpleFlyingNews 3 жыл бұрын

This conversation was from our Future Flying webinar series where we talk with an airline CEO every month. Don't miss the next webinar and sign up to our email list here: simpleflying.com/email-newsletters/

@ConcordeError404 3 жыл бұрын

I would have loved to come to this webinar (had i not been a student with a lot of homework)

@Kaizoku_Zoro 3 жыл бұрын

this is more like ultra long haul by simple flying

@theseries7636 3 жыл бұрын

make a interview with Tim Clark

@SimpleFlyingNews 3 жыл бұрын

@@theseries7636 hello Amal, we did this back in April! You can find coverage on simpleflying.com - TB

@theseries7636 3 жыл бұрын

@@SimpleFlyingNews can u do an interview with the CEO of air India ,united,delta.

@Ninozags 3 жыл бұрын

My future employer.. March 2020 would have been the best time but Corona interrupted my opportunity. But I will never give up on the dream. It's going to happen with the world best airline. Qatar Airways.

@MandoMonge 3 жыл бұрын

As a former crew of QR, it gave me hope to hear that they’re hiring back as travel demand is growing back. Great webinar

@shiprasinghrathore3022 3 жыл бұрын

Hey...same.. Lets hope for the best😊😀😊😀

@ericarthur4144 3 жыл бұрын

goog luck!

@SKC0392 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t worry I’ve kept you all in my prayers

@ianhjan 3 жыл бұрын

His Excellency is one shrewd operator. He shows an absolute commitment to his passengers, airline and country. Qatar Airlines is very safe in his hands.

@doomerdoomson912 3 жыл бұрын

“You know, I’m not smelling glue in my airline” 😂😂😂

@IndianGeek5589 3 жыл бұрын

Could you explain that one to me? I didn't get it

@borednes 3 жыл бұрын

the webinars are really interesting and i would love to see the CEO of South African Airways His vision of the future with the airline

@abyazqamaruddin1852 3 жыл бұрын

Great Webinar conducted by Joanna and the entire Simple Flying Team!! Was very lucky to be a part of it !

@7590339z 3 жыл бұрын

As an Aussie I love travelling and hold Gold Level with currently 3 airlines. Qatar airways is by far the best airline I have flown with. Service, quality, food everything is impeccable. As soon as the Australian Border opens, looking forward to travelling on Qatar.

@Art_bor 3 жыл бұрын

Great webinar i was hoping for this vid

@siddharthn.3839 3 жыл бұрын

The attitude and approach he has as the Boss is top notch. Blunt and on point, no beating around the bush...no sugar coating. 👏👏

@vanvanessamurray5235 3 жыл бұрын

Are you flying to Nederland,and do all passenger has to be Vacassin???

@vanvanessamurray5235 3 жыл бұрын

Do you fly to Nederland,do passenger have to be Vacsinated

@shankarpoti1985 3 жыл бұрын

I have used most ME airlines - Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Etihad. Qatar has a class of its own. And they are constantly innovating with passenger comfort and safety at the center of their operations.

@6726Justin 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is amazing. Flown Qatar, was astounding but he as his own visions environmentally - connectivity also deserves accolades! As an Australian I say hats off. Great stuff!

@surfiejay8295 3 жыл бұрын

That was fantastic and an excellent, extremely enjoyable webinar to watch - thank you. What a great man his excellency seems to be. In normal times i fly a ridiculous amount and while i have extensively used the other main Middle Eastern airlines, i have yet had the privilege of flying with Qatar, although i have been really wanting to. After watching this now will absolutely i will make it a priority to fly Qatar. Thank you for such an interesting and enjoyable video

@russbrovald5537 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome interview, loved it, CEO Al Baker incredible guy. Very very smart. Do more of these. I want to fly Qatar from SFO. Went to Doha 2 yrs ago, great place. Want to attend Motogp at Qatar.

@markmugi8700 3 жыл бұрын

"Premium Economy is the Economy class of Qatar airways" 🔥🔥

@strm_origin2109 2 жыл бұрын

Qatar Airways economy is better than many other airlines' first class

@umdbenjamin9005 2 жыл бұрын

30:47 😜 respect

@roderickmartin6286 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and Mr Akar Al Baker for his time wisdom and years of experience. Very informative webinar. Looking forward to hearing more about Qutar Airways in the future.

@aviationchannel6204 3 жыл бұрын

I've flown on Qatar Airways before. It was excellent.

@rogercasoliva1571 3 жыл бұрын

Same!

@Natasha-i4i 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@radhakrishnannair2143 3 жыл бұрын

What about ATF on board of flight & fuselage pressurized high p.s.i when flying at high altitude. Is it not danger .

@kebbaalihassan7617 3 жыл бұрын

I just like competitive attitude between these airline gaints In the end it's all for the passengers Wish you good luck, team EK,QR, Looking forward to seeing Africa's largest carrier ET

@chorltonville 2 жыл бұрын

CEO Akbar Al Baker, what a bloke. Clever and ruthless. Love him! Business is business.

@raheelaarshad711 2 жыл бұрын

Really admire the confidence of His Excellency and his words are motivating. Have flown Qatar airways once and fell in love with it. There's no airline like Qatar Airways, the best ever!

@MurderPrime_Editz 3 жыл бұрын

No dislikes?! You've gotta be Kidding Me

@Part_121_Wannabe 3 жыл бұрын

@Dasman93400 3 жыл бұрын

@@Part_121_Wannabe He’s probably an Emirates fan ,that’s why he said this.

@p_soares 3 жыл бұрын

@Rimadi They don’t work for QR, that’s why

@Theflyinghopper 3 жыл бұрын

What a generous and practical person this man is💙 absolutely gem, he doesn’t believe in dreams he just do it with open eyes💯🇶🇦 no doubt why Qatar is no. 1 airline✅👏🏼

@muzziyoga1722 2 жыл бұрын

True. As much videos I'm watching I'm more n more impressed. By him all I'm learning is without mission we are nothing, having clear mind and work for it it's best thing. ... Impressed

@Randomvideos-zi7pe 3 жыл бұрын

We need more webinars

@2000AVIATION 3 жыл бұрын

Do Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary next please

@ConcordeError404 3 жыл бұрын

First question in that webinar may be: "Do all ticket funds go to repairing the runways after your pilots land their aircrafts?"

@SKC0392 3 жыл бұрын

@@ConcordeError404 "Michael left the video call"

@hchadha6563 3 жыл бұрын

Mr Baker You have a wonderful airline. Good luck for your future endeavours.

@wateearthakamol1251 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent for all you’ve done.

@afthabgulshan5351 3 жыл бұрын

I loved the way he is mocking on Emirates Airbus A380

@TheBrownpink 3 жыл бұрын

Everybody has a different strategy. No need to mock

@vamshidharpampari3198 3 жыл бұрын

Then you should look at almoqtom dubai Airport approx. 100+ 380s are just parked from.months. its huge loss.. I work at an airline in middleast. To be honest This airplane cannot fit in all airports and u need redesign the airport . Even qantas CEO stated that you can fly 2 787's rather than flying a 380 to New York. Its still cheap.

@tomAkelife-ff9tf 3 жыл бұрын

but Qatar also operated a380

@afthabgulshan5351 3 жыл бұрын

@@tomAkelife-ff9tf ya only 5 of them whereas 106 A380’s for Emirates, u can’t compare the loss ratios

@afthabgulshan5351 3 жыл бұрын

@Vishnu Gokul ya finely sitting in the desert😂

@sabeerva86 2 жыл бұрын

MashaAllah .. 🇶🇦 Qr airways ❤️ 10 years working with Qr airways ground staff I am proud of You.. Qr

@ArvindakshanRajesh 2 жыл бұрын

Well spoken and great interview!

@zaheenuddin4196 3 жыл бұрын

Very professional talk. Only two words to keep the aviation industry afloat in these testing times. 1. Innovation 2. Creativity. Otherwise we won’t see this industry or airline surviving till 2025.

@sr04797 3 жыл бұрын

its so great to see.. our GCEO wished good luck to soo many operators :D

@warrenmills7935 3 жыл бұрын

Seems to me there were basically no questions addressed to him from the public it was mainly all about aircraft not the passenger experience. I was particularly disappointed he wasn't pulled up on the reductions of benefits to the loyalty members which he said he cared about!

@sohankantimahanthi 3 жыл бұрын

Could you even post the conversation with sir Tim Clarke

@delinaalwanger3992 3 жыл бұрын

So refreshing to hear a C Suite executive be so frank. Very impressive. We will certainly pursue a relationship with Qatar as our airline partner in our Event marketing strategy.

@TariqAviation 3 жыл бұрын

He's a very clever person and makes decisions very wisely

@rexandrandes4993 3 жыл бұрын

Like this please upload Emirates CEO Conversation too

@widget787 3 жыл бұрын

Love Qatar Airways, amazing Airline, Mr Al Baker built up something excellent. Cant wait for them to connect my home Airport Hamburg to their network! We only have Emirates so far. Next conversation with Michael O'Leary please!

@actionarslan 3 жыл бұрын

He was an admiral, I hear

@najeebhussain4875 3 жыл бұрын

does anyone know how to get it touch with him

@andrewgurney6019 3 жыл бұрын

Is this an interview or advert?

@nasirisrarhussain4477 3 жыл бұрын

I think at 31:46 to 32:12, he was mocking Etihad Airways' The Residence on A380s calling them fancy accommodation on aircraft flying empty. Akber Al Baker talks frankly.

@SKC0392 3 жыл бұрын

Shots fired lmao

@epbski 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder what routes, for example, he is thinking of using the A321LR on

@ZRHTrainspotter 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 look what happened yesterday to the order

@likebotting784 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly best airline ceo

@mann2520 3 жыл бұрын

Wish I could have been there😢

@vanhsombat2856 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning qatar airways from philadelphia USA we are waiting for open here in Philadelphia thank you for your video beautiful

@Yeviscount Жыл бұрын

Do they still use the ultra violet cleaning system in 2023.Most airlines have become VERY slack with cleaning.

@ianhjan 3 жыл бұрын

Sunday 30/05/2021 that rather large Middle Eastern airline that operates the A380 is operating one out of Manchester (EGCC) today. Onboard are 20 cabin crew, and 23 passengers. Even if you have pots of money the maths just doesn't add up. Even if it arrived EGCC full, 23 pax back is a bitter pill to swallow in terms of overall loading.

@BIZKIT551 3 жыл бұрын

I flew from LHR to HKG via DOH with Qatar in economy and like this man said the premium economy is really their economy class. I would go as far to say that Qatar really had the best economy class out of all others I flew to Asia with. Better than Asiana, Alitalia, Aeroflot etc.

@Lee247Jamaica 3 жыл бұрын

Wow special 2 vids in a day

@theseries6982 3 жыл бұрын

This Man is a Gem, the way he asked the OEMs to come and invest in the R&D is a great move, not only just to improve his Brand Image but also to protect the environment. Brilliant Sir, Like there could be big CEOs in the World, like that of Google, Apple, Facebook, or else, but none of them ever inspired me, like this man. He's so futuristic.

@hiravk 3 жыл бұрын

How about the 2 747s they are operating? Do they plan to retire them anytime soon?

@nickolliver3021 3 жыл бұрын

they are the -8f most likely not being retired

@pingobingo94 3 жыл бұрын

They belonged to the Amiri fleet, not the airline.

@hiravk 3 жыл бұрын

@@pingobingo94 but it bears the same name right? Qatar cargo

@gendresajohansson1504 2 жыл бұрын

Did they accidentally use the word "webinar" instead of "advertisement"? :D contains some interesting thoughts anyway.

@Ananth8193 3 жыл бұрын

Next we need webinar from CEO of Qantas Alan Joyce

@IkukoKing-le2ix 3 ай бұрын

Can you make sure the wheelchair assistance at the airport work PPROPERLY.

@otopa5 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that a passenger is an asset to Qatar Airways...

@dannywilde244 3 жыл бұрын

Ultra-Long Haul by Simple Flying

@adamrameli1990 3 жыл бұрын

Okay

@nilzenjohnladaban9054 3 жыл бұрын

In my opinion i think mr al baker is the best ceo for qatar airways

@Egymedia12 3 жыл бұрын

Love Qatar Airways, great Video. More of this please. Kevin O leary next. Side note: i have never seen of flown an aircraft as beatifull as the a380s. It is trully a man made wonder of the skies. Not in one airport it lands offcourse talking mostly before the pandemic dont i see it loaded and always hear a conversation of poeple on it when they see it in the airport. And for me personally as a passenger it definetly created a brand loyalty for me as a passenger to whoever operates it to a certain extent.

@rushal_op9784 3 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️

@JacobTJ1 3 жыл бұрын

Qatar needs to work on Customer Service, I had to stay on hold for hours for someone to answer a call, and they do not even offer automatic call back. Poor customer service = I am not flying on Qatar again.

@ryanwilliams2437 3 жыл бұрын

Greg Foran of Air New Zealand next!

@Jesse_mlo 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldve liked to hear him speak about the new unbundling of business class

@rsd_mtnbiker6422 3 жыл бұрын

Would be great if Qatar flew to San Diego CA.

@TheBrownpink 3 жыл бұрын

Just as QR is getting rid of A380, they are of course becoming poster child of becoming more green haha🥴 wonderful marketing strategy 😉

@eli_man3811 3 жыл бұрын

meahwhile the economy of Qatar is almost entirely based on natural gas so... are they really the poster child?

@rbgerald2469 3 жыл бұрын

@@eli_man3811 ...Well natural gas burns cleaner than other fossil fuels so.....

@nickolliver3021 3 жыл бұрын

not bothered about XLR due to passengers doing 9+ hours but want LR. they already ordered XLR but downgraded to LR. And now he said if Boeing and Airbus produce a more efficient aircraft tomorrow they would straight away replace a350 and 787. i would probably like Qatar to keep the 787 and a350 due to them doing some good to the environment

@cskvision 3 жыл бұрын

After all the controversial and offensive comments Al Baker made in the past, it seems like he's matured and showing more respect for his competitors while still being honest and factual.

@shamrocky 3 жыл бұрын

Wow you should interview other GCC country CEO's like Emirates or Kuwait Airways

@IndianGeek5589 3 жыл бұрын

I think Emirates CEO was interviewed earlier

@SimpleFlyingNews 3 жыл бұрын

We did interview Emirates' president previously. - TB

@shamrocky 3 жыл бұрын

@@SimpleFlyingNews oh great, let's do Kuwait Airways!

@vanhsombat2856 3 жыл бұрын

Hello CEO Qatar airways from philadelphia USA we are waiting for you come to philadelphia thank you for your video beautiful

@taimoorahmed3403 3 жыл бұрын

We are in Pakistan 🇵🇰not able to reach Canada my family is waiting I am not getting a flight to rejoin my family is there any hope. Thanks

@AndrewGM333 3 жыл бұрын

A 52:30 long advertisement 🙄 disappointing

@faisalpunnakkal4716 Жыл бұрын

Excellent performance Qatar airways 🇶🇦 ❤️ 💚 👏 👌

@kemboidaniel8700 3 жыл бұрын

Qatarairways best airline in the world bh during covid pandemic most of staffs were redundant xo am asking do Qatarairways recall them again

@ahzanw6606 3 жыл бұрын

The thing is, here you’re all in favour of him but on the simple flying website he’s just getting loads of hate for the exact same things in each articles comment section

@anishavincent4963 3 жыл бұрын

Make a vid on Air India with air india CEO and aviation minister

@flyowen0786 3 жыл бұрын

You keep spamming about “Air India” on their vids you know its a no! And for what anyways?

@anishavincent4963 3 жыл бұрын

@@flyowen0786 make a vid on Air India

@edwardcasper5231 3 жыл бұрын

If you look at Great Circle Mapper, Qatar really doesn't benefit from the added range of the A321 XLR.

@kurbiscremesuppe 3 жыл бұрын

Qatar Airways is great! The only disappointment is the change of the 3-3-3 to 3-4-3 abreast on their triple seven's and their very tight 787 economy.

@najeebhussain4875 3 жыл бұрын

customer service is awful 20 emails, and every time the same response without reading my email and highlighting the points I mentioned

@RobTheWatcher 3 жыл бұрын

Please tell me he is an admiral and people call him Admiral Akbar.

@shamrocky 3 жыл бұрын

Fattinating 34:24

@Avgeek_A320 3 жыл бұрын

787 likes?

@carlosdomingues900 3 жыл бұрын

"i forgot the real name that they were calling this product" 😂😂😂

@abdirisaq03 2 жыл бұрын

the residence ahaha even tho i also love Etihad over emirates as their service is better qatar airways beats them all

@andrewgurney6019 3 жыл бұрын

Great airline, very dubious nation.

@fhdhsn2041 2 жыл бұрын

I , I , I ........ 😅

@rogerpenske2411 3 жыл бұрын

His Excellency is A genius marketer: both in material facts of passenger comfort pricing, and layout; and he Throws in more BS climate change buzz then a swarm of honeybees