Qatar Airways plans to move their headquarters to the newest Doha developing area in 2025. Qatar corporate employees will soon work in a state-of-the-art building that’s closer to the airline’s hub airport making it easier for employees to access the headquarters.
The airline made this announcement as part of a signing ceremony that addressed members of the media on Tuesday. Personnel will gradually be moving out of three buildings in the Old Airport area.
Qatar Moves into Msheireb
Executives from Qatar Airways and Msheireb Properties signed an agreement publicly last Tuesday that will relocate Qatar’s global headquarters. The airline will soon move into developing area Msheireb Downtown Doha (MDD) on Al Nakheel Street.
Qatar’s new offices will be located inside four state-of-the-art towers within the developing area. Each tower is connected to one another. Tower A is 20 stories high, making it the tallest tower in MDD. Qatar will have a total gross area of 51,602 square feet in this space.
More importantly for some employees, the new headquarters is closer to Hamad International Airport, Qatar’s global hub and operations center.
Qatar employees will be able to take a short walking distance to Msheirab Metro Station, where they can take a rapid transit line to the airport or another location within downtown Doha.
Qatar’s Special Meeting
Qatar Airways Group CEO Badr Mohammed Al-Meer and Msheireb Properties CEO Ali Mohammed Al Kuwari met last week to make the signing official. Msheireb Vice Chairperson Saad Al Muhannadi was also present.
Al-Meer had these thoughts on the upcoming Qatar Airways moves to Doha at the signing:
“As Qatar Airways continues to grow, we believe in investing in our greatest resource: our employees. By enhancing and elevating our work environment, we aim to not only create a more enjoyable, modern and collaborative working environment for our people, but also advance the airline’s role as an employer of choice in the region.”
Al Kuwari also had kudos to Qatar Airways and its commitment to maintaining sustainability:
“Msheireb Downtown Doha is rapidly growing into Qatar’s tech, tourism and creativity hub, attracting partners and collaborators who share our and Qatar Airways’ vision for a connected, future-ready city. We are eager to welcome Qatar Airways into the Msheireb Downtown Doha family, sharing a commitment to sustainable development and a desire to build a human-centric community in Qatar.”
MDD is the first-ever sustainable and smart city district with Platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The complex has also obtained a SmartScore certification for smart buildings.
Qatar will officially start to relocate to MDD in 2025.
