Qatar Airways Ends Controversial Employee Curfew

As long as money earned by QR funnels to Hamas...stop giving them press..PERIOD

Its a good decision by the new CEO of Qatar Airways as the new policy will abide by the staffs .

You think QR earns money?? Cute.

Ben. I think you are oversimplifying why ppl apply to emirates before Qatar. Dubai is a much more vibrant place to live if young and single. Doha is fine, preferable even, if you have a family. I’ve spoken to many QR staff during flights and more then one of them have commented on Doha being a boring place.

It's actually not "earned" money in the traditional sense. More like laundering money (mostly Iranian) to Hamas. Frankly, I'm shocked that Ben at OMAT would support anyone flying on or to Qatar with their views on LGBT rights.

They don't funnel money to Khamaahs.

Dubai is kind of both...they have enough super expensive private schools that cater to the expats to show for that lol

So in essence: you have trouble understanding that the majority of people don't position their orientation as a determinant/dictating force in their professional or recreational activities....?

In that case everyone should stop flying US Airlines because the US government is funding genocide in Palestine. PERIOD.

A great first step, still a long way to go

'Bibi' Netanyahu wasn't concerned about periodic Doha-Tel Aviv flights with cash-carrying envoys from the Qatari government headed for Gaza.

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/netanyahu-money-to-hamas-part-of-strategy-to-keep-palestinians-divided-583082

It's about time they stopped treating employees as indentured servants. Considering that most of the employees aren't even from Qatar, it surprises me how anyone can agree to such conditions. Being required to live in a company dorm AND abide by any kind of curfew, much less on days off, is just outrageous. I'm glad they realized that.

I hope soon those were forced by Akbar to resign, will be called back.
A lots of family life was destroyed by him. He made many potential enemies for Qatar out of employees family (children).

Karen, try to remain composed and concentrate on the 10's of billions of your tax Dollars / Euros, being used to finance wars and genocide, rather than your sad wellfare system & declining infrastructure. PERIOD.

If the time to fix past things has come they should call back all the crews who were unfairly terminated for no reason

Good start! - No doubt.

This is such an over due change for QR crew who are ADULTS!
I hope true change will be brought about whilst maintaining their usual high standards.

I sincerely hope crew will enjoy/make use of this basic human right keeping in mind where they live whilst respecting laws of the land.

As an Ex CSD of Qatar Airways, I’m truly happy for the crew (Adults!).

I also somehow feel sorry for very many of former crew community (those no more in the company) who were victimized by Akbar Al Bakers unacceptable, inhumane & silly policies. Must state, many adult lives were wasted or ruined by former CEO Akbar Al Baker’s nonsense. My view!

Great start indeed.

How about ground crew female curfew from 12am till 7am , hopefully they care about them too.

Same organisation after all

Geez, the Israelis are really bad at this genocide thing, aren't they, as the population of Gaza has increased steadily over the years.

Keep your deranged and twisted political views of this site and let's stick to aviation matters, shall we?

I still wouldn’t want to work for Qatar or any of the ME3. No union. Poor working conditions.

Hopefully cockpit visit at the end of z trip will be allowed

As if fundamentally transforming QR to be more like WN would be appreciated by leisure passengers and me.

I will never fly that airline. Modern technology with irrelevant beliefs and demands on employees. I don’t accept hypocrisy.

Such a little tin god; "irrelevant beliefs" and "I don't accept hypocrisy". As if the Great You decides what is relevant in the world, and who are hypocrites, and whether anyone cares what airline you decide you fly. News flash: we don't care, you don't decide what is relevant to anyone but you, and you seem to be the hypocrite. Move along.

This is a good question, and i hope they give due consideration.

My Niece is always in a rush to get home, always have to mind the time when our family is having fun.

If safe side seen the most of danger avoid things could be happen in old policy which says 4am to 7pm. That’s actually does make work. I mean if I drunk cocktail before 9 hours as per the mentions in the conversation. so it could be the reason of distraction, it should be 12 hours needed maybe. And the old ceo he kept the policies on desk that means it’s a part of discipline as well. Anyways I’m not the part of Qatar airways so it’s not my job to think all this hahahah. Old goes new come always our first love for he country.

If you think that's crazy, (or was) here In Saudi Arabia cabin crews Of Saudia (though the natives prefer it be called Saudi Arabian Airlines) are on a curfew from 11pm 7am in their compounds even on days off.

It wouldn't be controversial to you if you understood why it was in place in the first instance. There was a legit need for it to be a thing.

That comment hasn't aged well.