UATP Cards Now Accepted on qatarairways.com

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Universal Air Travel Plan, Inc. (UATP)

Feb 16, 2010, 08:00 ET

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Air Travel Plan, Inc. (UATP) announced today that all UATP cards are now accepted online at qatarairways.com. Corporate clients may now utilize the airline's web site for the purchase of airline tickets with UATP cards.

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"Staying current with technology and allowing our corporate client base to purchase tickets online for ease of planning is imperative in this economic climate," said Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker. "The demand for UATP acceptance and an increase in online direct sales by corporate clients convinced Qatar Airways to expand UATP acceptance to qatarairways.com."

Qatar Airways is the national airline of the State of Qatar and is one of the aviation industry's success stories, an award-winning airline and one of the fastest growing carriers in the world.

"Providing all available channels for ticket purchases is imperative for corporate clients and ease-of-use for their business travel," said UATP President and CEO, Ralph Kaiser. "With online acceptance, corporate clients will be able to easily and conveniently purchase Qatar Airways tickets with their UATP accounts at any time and focus on business at hand."

Qatar Airways will operate a fleet of 120 aircraft by 2013, by which time it will fly to 120 key leisure and business destinations worldwide. Qatar Airways has aircraft orders for more than 220 jets worth over US$40 billion and is one of the customers of the twin-deck Airbus A380 'super jumbos' with five on order and scheduled for delivery from 2012, by which time the New Doha International Airport would have opened.

For more information visit http://uatp.com or www.qatarairways.com

About UATP

UATP accounts are accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel by Amtrak®, airlines and travel agencies worldwide. UATP accounts are issued by: Air New Zealand (Pink Sheets: ANZFF), American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), Austrian Airlines (Pink Sheets: AUALF), Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), EL AL, GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), Japan Airlines (Pink Sheets: JALSY), Qantas Airways, Ltd. (Pink Sheets: QUBSF), United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA), and US Airways (NYSE: LCC). AirPlus International issues the UATP-based Company Account for: British Airways (LSE: BAY.L), Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), and Lufthansa German Airlines.

About Qatar Airways

Ranked Five Star for service and excellence by Skytrax, the independent aviation industry monitoring agency also voted Qatar Airways' cabin crew Best in the Middle East for the seventh year running in 2009 and Best Airline in the Middle East for the fourth consecutive year. Qatar Airways' Economy Class has been voted Best in the World in the annual Skytrax passenger survey, in which more than 16 million travelers were polled. For more information, log onto www.qatarairways.com

Qatar Airways will operate a fleet of 120 aircraft by 2013. The airline has ordered 80 Airbus A350s, 24 Airbus A320 Family of aircraft, 60 Boeing 787s and 32 Boeing 777s, with deliveries of the latter having started in November 2007. The carrier has aircraft orders for more than 220 jets worth over US$40 billion and is one of the customers of the twin-deck Airbus A380 'super jumbos' with five on order and scheduled for delivery from 2012, by which time the New Doha International Airport would have opened. For more information, visit www.ndiaproject.com