Qatar Airways has been named 'Best Airline' at the highly-respected 2017 Business Traveller Awards, held on Monday 9 October at London’s Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington.

In addition to being voted the 'Best Airline', Qatar Airways also won other major awards including 'Best Airline in the Middle East,' 'Best Business Class' and 'Best Long Haul Airline.'

Qatar Airways, which was earlier this year voted 'Airline of the Year,' 'World’s Best Business Class,' 'Best First Class Lounge' and 'Best Airline in the Middle East' at the prestigious Skytrax Awards, continues to exceed expectations with its global expansion, strategy and product development.

This year, Qatar Airways launched Qsuite, its new innovative Business Class suite. The Qsuite debuted on the Doha-London route this summer, soon followed by Paris and shortly to feature on New York flight.

Qsuite, patented by Qatar Airways, features the industry’s first-ever double bed available in Business Class, with privacy panels that stow away, allowing passengers in adjoining seats to create their own private room.

Adjustable panels and movable TV monitors on the centre four seats allow colleagues, friends or families travelling together to transform their space into a private suite, allowing them to work, dine and socialise together.

Qatar Airways recently added new destinations to its global network, including Dublin, Nice, Prague and Kyiv, soon to be followed by Chiang Mai, Thailand; Canberra, Australia and St. Petersburg, Russia.

The airline operates a modern fleet of 200 aircraft to a network of key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.

The Business Traveller Awards are voted for by readers of the leading UK magazine, Business Traveller, with the results authenticated by an independent auditing company.