Pursuits
Qatar Air CEO Says Hostile Lufthansa Wasted Alliance Chance
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Qatar Airways Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said he’d have contemplated joining Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s Star Alliance had the German company not proved so hostile to the growth of Persian Gulf carriers.
The Middle East’s second-largest airline signed up to the Oneworld group last week after receiving overtures from British Airways that contrasted with the attitude of long-standing partner Lufthansa, Al Baker said in an interview in London.