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Qatar Airways to hire 10,000 staff amid World Cup preparations
In order to accommodate the rush of #travelers before the #FIFA #WorldCup-2023
In order to accommodate the rush of travelers before the FIFA World Cup 2023, which is slated to begin on November 20, Qatar Airways will increase its staff by 10,000. The Doha-based carrier is in the midst of a hiring drive that will increase its entire staff from 45,000 to more than 55,000.
In the midst of the pandemic, Qatar Airways reduced its workforce to under 37,000 in 2021 after limiting its travel options to 33 cities in 2020. Since then, more than 150 locations are now served by it.
As more flights arrive in Doha during the tournament, Qatar Airways is modifying 70% of its schedule to accommodate them. In addition, several flights have been canceled and frequency has been decreased to make room for the extra flights and the increased demand from fans.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is in particularly high demand for flights to Qatar for the upcoming soccer World Cup as fans there work around a lack of lodging in Doha. Flight bookings to Qatar for the World Cup are surging.
At the end of the first quarter, Qatar Tourism recorded 31,123 hotel rooms within the nation. According to Qatar’s World Cup organizers, FIFA, the body that governs soccer worldwide, has reserved 80% of the accommodations available for the tournament’s participants, visitors, and officials.
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Together, Qatar Airways and flydubai will run around 54 flights per day between Dubai and Qatar, up from the previous six scheduled, according to OAG.
