Qatar Airways (QR) has selected SITA to implement its Intranet Connect solution. The $4.1 million three year project will transform Qatar Airways’ telecommunications infrastructure, migrating 190 connections in 113 different offices and 60 cities from legacy based protocols to internet protocols (IP).
SITA will provide Qatar Airways with a single global network solution allowing them to integrate new applications, workstations and offices to help improve operational efficiency and the services provided to customers.
Qatar Airways will use the IP network to support new reservations, airfare, ticketing and customer care applications. The service will also allow them to give priority to business critical traffic, and has been designed to support future potential developments such as voice and video services.
The Intranet Connect reaches to 130 countries worldwide providing a single seamless solution to companies migrating from legacy systems to IP. New technologies can be integrated with existing applications, with global connectivity through the SITA network.
QR is the flag carrier of the State of Qatar. With the introduction of its new Airbus A330-200, Qatar Airways reconfirmed its decision to expand its flight coverage to remote locations that were not covered previously. Today, Qatar Airways fly to Casablanca, Milan and Frankfurt, in addition to recently inaugurated new services to Riyadh.
In 2001, QR carried around 1.65 million passengers, a 29 percent increase compared to 2000. In 2002, Qatar Airways expect to carry 40 percent more passengers than they carried in 2001. In addition to telecom and messaging services, Qatar Airways uses SITA's Supercargo, Worldtracer, Flight Briefing, maintenance and Aircraft VHF/Satellite Aircom services. — (menareport.com)
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