Aviation

Qatar Airways flew, fully secured by covid vaccine; First in the world

Qatar Airways has been named the world’s first fully-fledged aircraft to fly the covid vaccine. The QR6421 Qatar Airways flight take off from Hamad International Airport at 11.00 am yesterday, carrying only pilots, cabin crew, and passengers who have completed the covid vaccination.

The staff at the check-in counter also completed the covid vaccination. The plane, which flew over the Gulf region for three hours on the Doha-Doha service, landed at Hamad International Airport at 2.00 pm local time.

Qatar Airways operates on state-of-the-art seamless systems, including the world’s first Zero-Touch Flight Entertainment technology. Qatar Airways is distributing 1,000 doses of vaccine per day to its employees.