KARACHI: Qatar Airways is celebrating being named the "World's Best Business Class" at the 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards by offering passengers up to 40 per cent off its Premium fares to popular business and leisure destinations across its growing global network, as part of its "Fly with the World's Best Business Class" global sales campaign launched this week.

This special promotion follows a string of major recent wins for the airline at the prestigious 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards held during the Paris Air Show last month, where it was named "Airline of the Year," "Best Airline in the Middle East," and "World's Best First Class Airline Lounge."

Passengers can now take advantage of special discounts on board the airline's award-winning Business class cabin to a host of popular holiday and business destinations, including its recently-launched routes to Nice, France; Dublin, Republic of Ireland and Skopje, as well as many other destinations on the airline's rapidly-expanding global network. The airline continues its exciting global expansion plans this summer, with launches to Kyiv, Ukraine; Prague, Czech Republic and Sohar, Oman taking place in August.

Qatar Airways Chief Commercial Officer Ehab Amin invited all of their passengers to take advantage of this unique promotion that will allow them to experience the renowned world-class service first hand.

From 31 July - 9 August, passengers will enjoy discounts of up to 40 per cent off Qatar Airways' premium class fares, available for travel until 31 March 2018. Further discounts are also on offer for the airline's recently announced destinations, including Sohar, Oman; Kyiv, Ukraine and Prague, Czech Republic

The airline recently introduced its game-changing, patented new Business Class seat, "Qsuite," bringing first class travel experience to business class cabin and setting a new standard in Business Class travel.

Qsuite features the industry's first-ever double bed available in Business Class, with privacy panels that stow away, allowing passengers in adjoining seats to create their own private room adjustable panels and movable TV monitors on the centre four seats allow colleagues, friends or families travelling together to transform their space into a private suite, allowing them to work, dine and socialise together.

The Skytrax 2017 Airline of the Year has a host of exciting new destinations planned for the remainder of this year and 2018, including Canberra, Australia; Chiang Mai, Thailand; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; San Francisco, U.S.; and Santiago, Chile, to name a few.—PR