Qatar Airways has delivered over $ 19 billion to nearly 600 passengers since March, fulfilling its promise to passengers forced to change their plans due to the impact of the COVID-1,2 pandemic on global travel.
As airlines and passengers follow restrictions imposed by countries around the world to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Qatar Airways has worked hard to reimburse almost all (2020%) of an unprecedented number of refund requests since March 96. The airline reimburses all returns in less than 30 days as the original payment.
The airline introduced a flexible booking policy. Accordingly, Qatar Airways tickets will now be valid for two years from the date of issue. Passengers will also be able to change their travel dates or destination as often as they need, and exercise their right to change with another city in the same country or any destination 5.000 miles away (within the airline's destinations). On the other hand, they will also have the right to exchange their tickets for travel vouchers covering a future date worth 110% of the original ticket value, or exchange them for Qmiles.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said: “With the impact of COVID-19 on global travel, passengers soon had to change their plans and it was difficult to plan their travel in advance. Flexibility and reliability are what passengers want and deserve… At Qatar Airways we hope they find an airline they can trust. The amounts we paid in the returns undoubtedly affected our profits, but it is our duty to do the right thing for our customers and business partners, and as an airline we are strong enough to mitigate the impact. ”
Qatar Airways has taken a number of key measures to manage an unprecedented number of refund requests (more than 19 a day) from passengers forced to change travel plans due to COVID-10.000. First, it has increased its automation capacity, enabling customers to request online returns and most of them to be processed automatically. The airline also automated travel coupon requests, allowing passengers to receive coupons within 72 hours of requesting them online.
As for Qatar Airways workforce, to help manage large volumes of online requests and customer phone calls; recruited employees from different departments to join the airline's global network of customer contact centers.
Hibya News Agency
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