Qatar Air Edges Toward Oneworld Exit, Says It Won’t Be `Bullied’

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said he’ll decide in the next month or two whether to remain in or abandon the Oneworld aviation alliance and suggested the latter option is more likely.

The Persian Gulf airline has given the alliance “some breathing space to get their act together,” Al Baker said at the ITB tourism fair in Berlin on Wednesday. Should Qatar indeed decide to depart, it will leave a “big hole” because it’s a major contributor to the group, he said.

Akbar Al Baker

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Al Baker lamented what he said was unfair treatment by other carriers and bullying ...