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HIA expansion to start by year-end: Al-Baker ARABIA

HIA expansion to start by year-end: Al-Baker

Dublin: Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker expects expansion to start at Doha’s state-of-the-art Hamad International Airport (HIA) by the year-end.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
5kg gold bars seized at airport ARABIA

5kg gold bars seized at airport

The General Authority of Customs (GAC) arrested an Asian national attempting to smuggle gold bars weighing 5kg at the Hamad International Airport.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
QDF showcases world’s top watch brands ARABIA

QDF showcases world’s top watch brands

Qatar Duty Free (QDF)’s luxury watch fair will showcase more than 600 internationally acclaimed timepieces at Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) throughout May and June.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
HIA customs foil attempt to smuggle 3.27kg marijuana ARABIA

HIA customs foil attempt to smuggle 3.27kg marijuana

A woman customs officer at Hamad International Airport has foiled an attempt to smuggle into the country 3.277kg of the illicit drug marijuana.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
HIA serves a 'record' 8.8mn passengers in Q1 ARABIA

HIA serves a 'record' 8.8mn passengers in Q1

Hamad International Airport (HIA) has served a record 8.8mn passengers during the first quarter of 2016, making it the “busiest quarter” for the airport since its opening in May 2014.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
HIA serves record 8.8mn passengers in first quarter of 2016 ARABIA

HIA serves record 8.8mn passengers in first quarter of 2016

Hamad International Airport (HIA) has served a record 8.8mn passengers during the first quarter of 2016, making it the busiest quarter for the airport since it opened in May 2014.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
British Airways to launch direct Doha-London service ARABIA

British Airways to launch direct Doha-London service

British Airways’ customers will soon be able to experience uninterrupted, direct services between Hamad International Airport and London Heathrow.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Airport scanners help detect fake passports ARABIA

Airport scanners help detect fake passports

The use of advanced technology such as iris scanners at Hamad International Airport has helped detect many travellers who tried to return to the country with forged passports, a Ministry of Interior official said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Transiting passenger jailed, fined for being intoxicated at HIA ARABIA

Transiting passenger jailed, fined for being intoxicated at HIA

A Doha Criminal Court has sentenced a passenger transiting through Hamad International Airport to three months in jail and imposed a fine of QR3,500 on him for being intoxicated ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Expat jailed for attempt to steal from HIA duty-free shops ARABIA

Expat jailed for attempt to steal from HIA duty-free shops

A Doha Criminal Court has sentenced an Arab expatriate to six months in jail and subsequent deportation for an attempted theft from duty-free shops at Hamad International Airport while in an inebriated state.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Customs foils attempt to smuggle 11kg of marijuana ARABIA

Customs foils attempt to smuggle 11kg of marijuana

The General Authority of Customs (GAC) has foiled an attempt to smuggle 11kg of the illicit drug marijuana through Hamad International Airport (HIA).

4:45 AM November 25 2016
HIA customs seize marijuana and 6.5kg gold bars ARABIA

HIA customs seize marijuana and 6.5kg gold bars

The General Authority of Customs (GAC) inspectors at the Hamad International Airport have foiled separate attempts to smuggle in 17.8kg of marijuana and evade paying customs charges for 6.5kg of gold bars ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016