Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker
QATAR AIRWAYS CEO HITS BACK AT COMMENTS MADE BY ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN AIRLINES SECRETARY GENERAL OVER DRAMATIC RISE OF GULF CARRIERS
Akbar Al Baker Slams Remarks Made At Aviation Gathering In Washington DC
Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker today hit back at comments made by the Secretary General of the Association of European Airlines about the dramatic rise of Gulf carriers and their impact on the global aviation industry.
The boss of the Doha-based carrier said comments made by Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus at a recent gathering of the International Aviation Club in Washington DC were “factually incorrect and unfounded”.
Said Al Baker: “I recently came across the remarks made by a colleague of ours, Mr Schulte-Strathaus, Secretary General of the Association of European Airlines, about how global competition needs to be addressed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, similar to what the industry is calling for in the domain of the environment.
“Mr. Schulte-Strathaus focused on the competitive pressure that airlines from the Gulf are posing on their counterparts elsewhere. Usually I would choose not to comment directly on calls to find ways to limit the growth of the Gulf carriers, including Qatar Airways.
“However, because Mr. Schulte-Strathaus chose to address one of the august forums of aviation visionaries in the world, I thought I needed to put the record straight. Mr. Schulte-Strathaus in his remarks included a number of “facts” which I beg to disagree with. The so-called facts that he alluded to were as follows:
The boss of the Doha-based carrier said comments made by Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus at a recent gathering of the International Aviation Club in Washington DC were “factually incorrect and unfounded”.
Said Al Baker: “I recently came across the remarks made by a colleague of ours, Mr Schulte-Strathaus, Secretary General of the Association of European Airlines, about how global competition needs to be addressed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, similar to what the industry is calling for in the domain of the environment.
“Mr. Schulte-Strathaus focused on the competitive pressure that airlines from the Gulf are posing on their counterparts elsewhere. Usually I would choose not to comment directly on calls to find ways to limit the growth of the Gulf carriers, including Qatar Airways.
“However, because Mr. Schulte-Strathaus chose to address one of the august forums of aviation visionaries in the world, I thought I needed to put the record straight. Mr. Schulte-Strathaus in his remarks included a number of “facts” which I beg to disagree with. The so-called facts that he alluded to were as follows:
1. The geographical proximity of Doha, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi gives rise to an anomaly in aviation. The fact of the matter is that it is quite common to have a multitude of hubs in close proximity: Singapore and Kuala Lumpur; Paris, Amsterdam, and London; Frankfurt, Zurich, and Vienna; the airports of New York and so on.
Therefore, having three major hubs within a 280 miles radius is not a novelty in aviation.
2. Mr. Schulte-Strathaus raises the issue that the governments of the UAE and Qatar consider the airlines of the Gulf as part of national strategy and as a “tool of a vertically integrated economic chain”. Again, he is trying to highlight a norm rather than an anomaly in the current geopolitical structure.
Therefore, having three major hubs within a 280 miles radius is not a novelty in aviation.
2. Mr. Schulte-Strathaus raises the issue that the governments of the UAE and Qatar consider the airlines of the Gulf as part of national strategy and as a “tool of a vertically integrated economic chain”. Again, he is trying to highlight a norm rather than an anomaly in the current geopolitical structure.
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