During the holy month of Ramadan, Qatar Airways has brought a taste of Qatari hospitality to the skies by offering guests who are fasting with a specially designed iftar box. The box consists of local gastronomical delights traditionally associated with breaking of the fast.
In addition to water, laban, dates and sweets to enjoy at iftar, the specially designed boxes also contain a selection of delicacies, which include a chicken shawarma sandwich with spiced chicken, tahina sauce and shredded lettuce and a mezze salad featuring hummus, olives vegetables and olive oil with Arabic bread. A packet of the airline's signature mixed fruit and nuts is also included together with a fresh banana to complete the dining experience.
Qatar Airways' CEO Akbar Al-Baker said the airline always sought to offer passengers a blend of the airline's "unrivalled signature 5-star service with the warmth and grace of Qatari hospitality" to all its passengers. "While we pride ourselves of being a modern 5-star airline, Qatar Airways will continue to uphold the culture and tradition of the country whose people we represent. Ramadan is an important period for a vast number of our passengers and we are happy to meet their needs, offering them the high level of service they have been accustomed to," he added.
These boxes are available exclusively onboard Qatar Airways operated flights between Doha and the Gulf, the rest of the Middle East and the Levant. The cabin crew presents them to passengers who are fasting during the flight. Iftar boxes are distributed on flights to selected destinations including Madinah, Riyadh, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi, Alexandria, Bahrain, Benghazi, Cairo, Dubai, Kuwait, Mashad, Muscat, Sanaa and Tehran.
Passengers who are not fasting continue to enjoy Qatar Airways' "unrivalled 5-star" service on all its flights to any one of the airline's leisure and business destinations worldwide.
