In addition to water, laban, dates and Arabic sweets to enjoy at the moment of Iftar, the boxes also contain a selection of delicacies for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian passengers. The vegetarian Iftar basket includes a saaj bread wrap with char-grilled red pepper and courgette, crumbled feta cheese and spiced hummus, while the non-vegetarian one contains a roasted chicken, peeled cucumber strips, za’atar seasoning and lemon and tahini dressing in a saaj bread wrap.

Additionally, the boxes include crudites of carrot and cucumber baton, black olives and parsley featuring hummus, olives vegetables and olive oil with Arabic bread. A packet of the airline’s signature mixed fruit and nuts is also included together with a banana to complete the dining experience.

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker said the airline always seeks to offer passengers a blend of its signature five-star service and the warmth and grace of Qatari hospitality.

“Qatar Airways welcomes the tradition of the country whose people we represent. Ramadan is an important period for a vast number of our passengers and we are happy to meet their needs, offering them the high level of service they have been accustomed to,” he added. 

These boxes are available onboard Qatar Airways-operated flights between Doha and the Gulf, Middle East and the Levant for business and economy class passengers who decline the regular meals. These will be presented to passengers around the fast break time.

Iftar boxes will be distributed on flights to destinations such as Abu Dhabi, Alexandria, Algiers, Amman, Baghdad, Bahrain, Cairo, Dubai, Erbil, Istanbul, Jeddah, Khartoum, Kuwait, Madinah, Mashhad, Muscat, Najaf, Riyadh, Sanaa and Tehran.

Passengers who are not fasting will continue to enjoy Qatar Airways’ five-star service on all its flights to any one of the airline’s leisure and business destinations worldwide.