In a leap towards the post-Corona phase, Qatar Airways registered its name yesterday, Tuesday, as the first air carrier in the world to operate a qualitative flight that all its passengers obtained the "Covid-19" vaccination, according to controls and precautionary measures developed at the airport and during travel.

Flight QR6421 on board the modern Airbus A350-1000 took off from Hamad International Airport at 11 am, flying over the skies of Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman, passing through the UAE airspace, to return and land at Hamad International Airport at 3 pm.

The plane carried about 200 passengers, including officials, businessmen, artists, media professionals, travel company owners, hotel managers, and social media activists who transmitted live and direct video clips on their platforms that showed the atmosphere in which they lived from the airport and inside the plane, thanks to the high-speed wireless internet provided by the plane.

The Qatar Airways conducted a qualitative flight, and all its passengers, including the cabin crew, were vaccinated against "Covid-19" (Al Jazeera)

Optimism for the travel sector recovery

The CEO of Qatar Airways Group, Akbar Al-Baker, told reporters that he was optimistic about the imminent start of the recovery phase of the international travel sector, and the return of hope for the future of aviation.

Al-Baker said that limiting the spread of the Corona epidemic requires that only those who have received the vaccine be allowed to travel on Qatar Airways flights, "but not at the present time."

In view of the failure of many countries of the world to expand the circle of beneficiaries of the vaccine on their lands, it is not expected that in the near future, special trips will be devoted to passengers who have received vaccination against "Covid-19".

I had the pleasure of participating today in an event that we will remember for many years as a historic achievement for #airways_country_with flight # QR6421 because it is the first flight in the world with passengers and crew who have received the vaccine completely. # FullyVaccinated @ HIAQatar pic.twitter.com/B3g6Fnca74

- Asma Al Hammadi (@ asmaal7amadi) April 6, 2021

Innovative actions

This first flight of its kind in the world witnessed the application of the most accurate procedures and levels of safety and sterilization in accordance with the systems developed by the company, with passengers enjoying the best entertainment and entertainment in which Qatar Airways has invested heavily in recent years, in order to distinguish its fleet from the rest of the international companies.

Qatari media, Asma Al Hammadi, expressed her happiness to participate in this first trip of its kind, and tweeted on her Twitter account that the Qatari trip is a historical event that will remain alive for years to come.

With this flight, Qatar Airways challenges the obstacles imposed by the Corona pandemic and its negative effects, pending a recovery of the international travel market, despite the closures that many airports in the world are experiencing.

Some countries, such as Australia, have begun to require vaccination against "Covid-19" before allowing travelers to book their flights, but it is a procedure that appears difficult to verify in the foreseeable future, and deepens the crises of airlines, and limits the return of their activity after recording large losses throughout the country. More than a year.

High-speed wireless internet service as part of the luxury services (the island)

Global leadership

And before the spread of the Corona pandemic, Qatar Airways confirmed its name as the first carrier in the world to win the award for the best airline in the world, by the global "Skytrax", 5 times, and ranked first in the world in the list of aviation safety for long distances, against the emerging corona virus.

During the Corona crisis, the Qatari carrier helped more than 3.1 million passengers to return to their countries, and for this it created exceptional flights, which enabled it to acquire 17.8% of global passenger traffic between April and July 2020, according to the International Federation. IATA air transport.

Qatar Airways Cargo has also played a vital role in maintaining a reliable flight schedule in which it has transported more than 500,000 tons of medical supplies, as well as nearly 20 million doses of the "Covid-19" vaccine to more than 20 countries.

In a gesture of gratitude and appreciation to frontline workers, at the height of the epidemic last year, Qatar Airways granted 100,000 free return tickets for health care workers, as well as 21,000 free return tickets for teachers around the world.

The flight flew over the skies of Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman, passing through the skies of the Emirates (Al-Jazeera)

Qatar Airways has also experimented with the application of the IATA digital passport, which guarantees that travelers have access to information related to the provisions and regulations related to the Coronavirus in the destination they are traveling to.

It is expected that the demand for the aviation sector will increase in the coming summer months, but there are fears that it will be hit by successive waves of the epidemic, thus delaying the sector's recovery for a longer time.

Qatar Airways contributes a significant share in the GDP of the State of Qatar at a rate of 4.9%, and the importance of investment in the aviation sector has emerged in recent years greatly, and it has become a strong contributor to the national economy.