Qatar CEO Calls Delta ‘Wicked’ for Ruined Doha-Atlanta Trip
- Mideast carrier’s arriving jet not given gate, Al Baker says
- Gulf airline began Doha flight with super-jumbo aircraft
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Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker branded Delta Air Lines Inc. “wicked” over what he said was the U.S. carrier’s part in ruining the Middle Eastern company’s first flight from Doha to Atlanta.
Qatar’s Airbus A380 super-jumbo jet wasn’t allocated a gate when it arrived at the world’s busiest airport this week, forcing passengers to disembark via mobile stairs and shuttle buses, Al Baker said. A much smaller A320 was parked at the hub’s only A380-ready gate when the Doha flight arrived.