London, October 08 (QNA) - Qatar Airways won four awards at the 2019 Business Traveller Awards held in London in the presence of more than 250 industry representatives.

In addition to being voted 'Best Airline' by readers of Business Traveller, the airline was also awarded 'Best Long-Haul Airline', 'Best Business Class' and 'Best Middle Eastern Airline'.

HE Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said: "To be recognised once again by the readers of Business Traveller with these prestigious awards is a huge honour for Qatar Airways and an appreciation of our promise to consistently deliver a truly world-class service."

Business Traveller readers are invited to vote for the awards, which are then further authenticated by an independent auditing company.

The awards were collected on behalf of Qatar Airways by the airline's European Senior Vice President Sylvain Bosc and UK and Ireland Country Manager Gary Kershaw.

The haul is the latest in a string of awards successes for Qatar Airways, as the airline was also named 'World's Best Airline' by the 2019 World Airline Awards, managed by international air transport rating organisation Skytrax. It also collected Best Airline in the Middle East', 'World's Best Business Class' and 'Best Business Class Seat', in recognition of its ground-breaking Business Class experience, Qsuite. Qatar Airways is the only airline to have been awarded the coveted "Skytrax Airline of the Year" title, which is recognised as the pinnacle of excellence in the airline industry, five times.

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 250 aircraft. The worlds fastest-growing airline has added a number of exciting new destinations to its growing network this year, including Rabat, Morocco; Izmir, Turkey; Malta; Davao, Philippines; Lisbon, Portugal; and Mogadishu, Somalia. The airline will add Langkawi, Malaysia and Gaborone, Botswana, in 2019 to its extensive route network along with Luanda, Angola; and Osaka, Japan, following in 2020. (QNA)