22 JUNE 2009
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Qatar Airways boss Akbar Al Baker was in an ebullient mood at the Paris Air Show. Asked at a press conference whether he felt challenged by the introduction of low cost carriers in the Middle East he said that none, so far, had come on his patch. “However if any of these crap airlines do arrive we have a plan to introduce our own competitor in this sector. It will be a superior crap airline!”