Akbar Al Baker

Hindi film actor Kangana Ranaut, who is known to make headlines for her controversial remarks, on Wednesday made another embarrassing gaffe calling Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker an "idiot of a man" based on a parody video clip.

Akbar Al Baker said that the Indian aviation industry is very regulated and regulations stifle growth. "I think that it is incorrect for the authorities to stifle competition just to protect one or two other airlines. You should leave it to survival of the fittest," he asserted.

In September last year, he had said the airline would wait for "another 12 months" to decide on setting up an airline in India.

Qatar Airways will wait for "another 12 months" to decide on setting up an airline in India as it seeks clarity on "ambiguous" foreign ownership norms, its chief Akbar Al Baker said on Tuesday.

Qatar Airways will "soon" move an application to launch a full-service airline in India for domestic operations, according to its chief Akbar Al Baker.

The head of Qatar Airways apologised on Wednesday for saying that a woman could not do his job. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said his remarks at the closing of a global airlines gathering on Tuesday had been intended as a joke and taken out of context.

The United Arab Emirates Aviation Authority released a statement today clarifying that the air embargo imposed on Qatar only applies to airlines from Qatar or registered there.

Qatar Air was thwarted in a 2015 bid to boost its Indian footprint by purchasing a stake in budget airline IndiGo.

Al Baker said he wanted to set up a full service Indian carrier to fly domestic routes with around 100 narrowbody planes, now that the country had opened up the airline industry to foreign investors.

Qatar Airways would like to raise its stake in the owner of British Airways and Iberia at some point and may invest in other well-run airlines, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

Qatar Airways is keen to buy equity in IndiGo if the Indian carrier offers a 49 per cent stake to it, a top official has said as he sought the opening up of the Indian aviation market for established airline companies.

The statement came from the Qatari national carrier's CEO, Akbar Al Baker, when he was asked whether the Gulf airline was keen to pick up stake in the low-cost Indian carrier which currently has the largest market share among all its competitors.

Qatar Airways and Emirates Airline have defended their policies on pregnancy and marriage for cabin crew after the Qatar carrier came under fire over its working conditions.

Hindi film actor Kangana Ranaut, who is known to make headlines for her controversial remarks, on Wednesday made another embarrassing gaffe calling Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker an "idiot of a man" based on a parody video clip.

Akbar Al Baker said that the Indian aviation industry is very regulated and regulations stifle growth. "I think that it is incorrect for the authorities to stifle competition just to protect one or two other airlines. You should leave it to survival of the fittest," he asserted.

In September last year, he had said the airline would wait for "another 12 months" to decide on setting up an airline in India.

Qatar Airways will wait for "another 12 months" to decide on setting up an airline in India as it seeks clarity on "ambiguous" foreign ownership norms, its chief Akbar Al Baker said on Tuesday.

Qatar Airways will "soon" move an application to launch a full-service airline in India for domestic operations, according to its chief Akbar Al Baker.

The head of Qatar Airways apologised on Wednesday for saying that a woman could not do his job. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said his remarks at the closing of a global airlines gathering on Tuesday had been intended as a joke and taken out of context.

The United Arab Emirates Aviation Authority released a statement today clarifying that the air embargo imposed on Qatar only applies to airlines from Qatar or registered there.

Qatar Air was thwarted in a 2015 bid to boost its Indian footprint by purchasing a stake in budget airline IndiGo.

Al Baker said he wanted to set up a full service Indian carrier to fly domestic routes with around 100 narrowbody planes, now that the country had opened up the airline industry to foreign investors.

Qatar Airways would like to raise its stake in the owner of British Airways and Iberia at some point and may invest in other well-run airlines, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

Qatar Airways is keen to buy equity in IndiGo if the Indian carrier offers a 49 per cent stake to it, a top official has said as he sought the opening up of the Indian aviation market for established airline companies.

The statement came from the Qatari national carrier's CEO, Akbar Al Baker, when he was asked whether the Gulf airline was keen to pick up stake in the low-cost Indian carrier which currently has the largest market share among all its competitors.

Qatar Airways and Emirates Airline have defended their policies on pregnancy and marriage for cabin crew after the Qatar carrier came under fire over its working conditions.