Qatar Airways signs deal to access key Japanese market

Qatar Airways has signed an agreement with the global reservation company Infini, which will allow customers in Japan to book seats on Qatar Airways flights through more than 6000 travel agencies.

"Infini is one of the largest seat reservation systems that operates in the Japan and offers Qatar Airways direct exposure to the large Japanese market, " said Qatar Airways' Chief Executive Officer Mr Akbar Al Baker.

"Our agreement with Infini means that we can now give the Japanese traveller easy and convenient access to our high quality airline service.

"Japanese travel agencies using the Infini reservation system can now book their customers directly on any Qatar Airways flight, including our flights from Bangkok, Seoul, Shanghai, Jakarta, Singapore, Cebu, Manila, and Kuala Lumpur," said Mr Al Baker.

Qatar Airways' General Manager Mr Mohamed Saleh Fakhri and Infini's Chairman, President and CEO Mr Masatsugu Nishyori signed the agreement in a special signing ceremony in Tokyo last week.