{"id":87513,"date":"2011-09-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/qatar-airways-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:50:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:50:17","slug":"qatar-airways-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/qatar-airways-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Airways \u2013 Airline of the Year 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re looking to travel to the world in style then <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/airlines\/qatar-airways\">Qatar Airways<\/a> offers you more than you could ever imagine. With a <strong>Skytrax<\/strong>* <em>Airline of the Year 2011 <\/em>award under their belt as well as being one of only 7 airlines to be given the coveted <strong>5 star rating<\/strong>, Qatar Airways continues to live up to their signature of the <em>World\u2019s 5-Star Airline<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>*<strong>Skytrax<\/strong> is the leading aviation industry audit body. The annual awards are recognised globally for being the only <strong>independent passenger survey<\/strong> monitoring airline standards and as the ultimate benchmark for excellence in the airline industry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/qatar-airways-south-africa\/qatar-airways-777-300\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20627\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20627\" title=\"Qatar Airways 777-300\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-777-300.jpg\" alt=\"Qatar Airways 777-300\" width=\"570\" height=\"317\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2011 Airline of the Year Award<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Airline of the Year award<\/strong> is particularly prestigious as winners are selected by customers and more than <strong>18 million travellers<\/strong> across the globe were polled for the 2011 awards. Qatar Airways received the award from Skytrax by fulfilling such criteria as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Operational excellence (on the air and on the ground)<\/li>\n<li>Inflight product<\/li>\n<li>Onboard service<\/li>\n<li>Environmental leadership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Going via Doha<\/h3>\n<p>In line with Qatar Airways\u2019 outstanding offerings is their hub city of Doha. Most <strong>Qatar Airways flights<\/strong> from South Africa go via Doha and if it\u2019s not your final destination then a stopover in this modern, Middle Eastern city is highly recommended. There\u2019s plenty to see and do and there are an abundance of accommodation options including plans for a <a title=\"Amphibious 1000 Hotel Doha\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/new-semi-underwater-hotel-to-open-in-qatar\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">semi-underwater hotel<\/a> which should be completed in the not too distant future. Travelstart\u2019s Athol Tyler spent some time in Qatar in 2011; read his <a title=\"Doha Travel Review\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/15-minutes-in-doha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doha travel review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-87513 gallery-columns-7 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-777-300.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-777-300-280x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Doha-Airport.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Doha-Airport-280x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Modern-Doha.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Modern-Doha-280x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-Economy-Class.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-Economy-Class-280x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-First-Class.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-First-Class-280x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-First-Class-280x180.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-First-Class-400x257.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-First-Class-935x600.jpg 935w, https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-First-Class-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-First-Class.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-Tail.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Airways-Tail-280x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Tail-Wing.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Qatar-Tail-Wing-280x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Click on the thumbnails above to view our Qatar Airways gallery.<\/p>\n<h2>Qatar Airways South Africa<\/h2>\n<p>Qatar Airways offers flights from Cape Town International Airport and Johannesburg\u2019s O.R. Tambo Airport to Doha and beyond. From Doha you can easily connect to more than 100 international destinations including the America\u2019s and Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. As the fastest growing airline in the world, Qatar Airways is constantly refreshing its destination portfolio more recently adding <a title=\"Qatar Airways New Routes\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/qatar-airways-flies-from-south-africa-to-montreal-and-venice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new routes to Montreal and Venice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Qatar Airways South Africa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/static.jsp?pageName=book-qatar-airways-flights\" target=\"_self\">Book Qatar Airways flights<\/a> in South Africa with Travelstart or view the latest <a title=\"Qatar Airways Fares - September 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/static.jsp?pageName=QR_General \" target=\"_self\">Qatar Airways fares<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Images Courtesy: <strong>Qatar Airways South Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Qatar Airways\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/qatar-airways\/\" target=\"_self\">Qatar Airways<\/a> | <a title=\"Doha Airport\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/doha-airport-qatar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doha Airport<\/a> | <a title=\"Qatar Airways Business Class\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/business-class-flights-of-the-best\/\" target=\"_self\">Qatar Airways Business Class<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re looking to travel to the world in style then Qatar Airways offers you more than you could ever imagine. With a Skytrax* Airline of the Year 2011 award under their belt as well as being one of only 7 airlines to be given the coveted 5 star rating, Qatar Airways continues to live up to their signature of the World\u2019s 5-Star Airline. *Skytrax &#8230; <a title=\"Qatar Airways \u2013 Airline of the Year 2011\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/qatar-airways-south-africa\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Qatar Airways \u2013 Airline of the Year 2011\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":87514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_destination_ratings":[],"_destination_review_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[456,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-insight-travel","category-travel","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Qatar Airways \u2013 Airline of the Year 2011 - Travelstart Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/qatar-airways-south-africa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Qatar Airways \u2013 Airline of the Year 2011 - Travelstart Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you\u2019re looking to travel to the world in style then Qatar Airways offers you more than you could ever imagine. 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