Qatar Airways Joins With Capitol File Magazine to Host White House Correspondents Dinner After Party

After Party Event Teams Qatar Airways’ 5-STAR Brand With Washington‘s Premiere Luxury Magazine

WASHINGTON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Qatar Airways announced today its title sponsorship of the 4th annual Capitol File Magazine White House Correspondents Dinner After Party to be held on Saturday, May 9 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 Seventeenth Street NW in Washington, D.C.

At the “go to” party of the year, Qatar Airways and Capitol File Magazine will play host to some of Washington’s most prominent political figures, renowned journalists, and entertainment and fashion celebrities.

The alliance between Qatar Airways and Capitol File Magazine to host the 2009 WHCD After Party, marries an airline that fast is emerging as the world’s top 5-STAR carrier with a magazine noted for its insightful coverage of Washington’s most prominent political figures, cultural aficionados, fashion devotees, and D.C. philanthropists.

Among the power guests expected to attend the Qatar Airways and Capitol File WHCD After Party are President Barack Obama’s Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers, actress Anne Hathaway, and comedienne and the White House Correspondents Dinner official emcee Wanda Sykes.

Qatar Airways, the national airline of the State of Qatar, is renowned for its internationally-acclaimed Five Star service, superior cuisine and on-board entertainment options. It is one of the fastest growing carriers in the world with unprecedented expansion that industry peers can only admire with envy.

Qatar Airways is also committed to giving back to the communities it serves, supporting such worthy causes as the annual Best Buddies Ball. The airline also operates new, modern and cleaner aircraft which is a concerted effort to reduce its own carbon emission count to help minimize the impact on the environment.

Recently, Qatar Airways’ Economy Class was voted Best in the World in Skytrax’s 2009 annual passenger survey, which also recognized the carrier as Best Airline in the Middle East for the fourth consecutive year. In addition, Qatar Airways’ cabin crew was recognized as Best in the Middle East for the seventh year running.

Qatar Airways currently operates 21 services a week from the United States to Doha, the airline’s hub in Qatar. With daily flights from Washington, D.C. (Dulles), New York City (JFK) and Houston (IAH), Qatar Airways operates ultra-modern Boeing 777 aircraft on all the American services featuring touch-screen TV screens in every seat for passengers in both the Business and Economy Class cabins.

The Boeing 777-200 Long Range variant offers a two-class configuration of 42 seats in Business Class converting to fully flat beds and 217 seats in Economy Class, arguably the most spacious aircraft of any airline flying between the United States and Middle East.

SOURCE Qatar Airways