Qatar Airways Announced as Official Partner for 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia

The Qatar Airways British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia kicks-off 28 June, 2025

(IN SHORT) Qatar Airways has been announced as the Official Title Partner and Official Airline Partner for the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia. The tour will feature rugby matches between the British & Irish Lions and the Australian Wallabies, with fixtures across various Australian cities. Qatar Airways will facilitate travel for the Lions squad and fans, leveraging its extensive network of flights to Australia. The partnership underscores Qatar Airways’ commitment to supporting major sporting events and enhancing travel experiences, while also emphasizing the airline’s dedication to environmental sustainability.

(PRESS RELEASE) Doha, Qatar, 2024-Jul-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has been named the Official Title Partner and Official Airline Partner for the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia. This prestigious event, held every four years, features the best rugby players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales competing against the Australian Wallabies.

The tour will kick off on June 28, 2025, with the first of three Test matches taking place at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on July 19, followed by games at Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 26 and Sydney’s Accor Stadium on August 2. Additional fixtures are scheduled in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney.

Qatar Airways, the eight-time Skytrax World’s Best Airline winner, will fly the Lions squad to Australia, marking the airline’s ongoing commitment to supporting major sporting events. This partnership follows Qatar Airways’ successful sponsorship of rugby Test matches and various sporting events in Australia, including Australian rules football, the F1® Australian Grand Prix, and the Australian MotoGP.

Qatar Airways Group CEO, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, expressed enthusiasm for the partnership, highlighting the airline’s role in connecting global rugby fans and supporting the logistics of the tour. The airline’s extensive network of 42 weekly flights to key Australian cities will facilitate travel for fans and participants.

Ben Calveley, CEO of The British & Irish Lions, and Phil Waugh, CEO of Rugby Australia, welcomed Qatar Airways as a vital partner, emphasizing the importance of the airline’s premium service and logistical support for the success of the tour.

With 20,000 fans expected to travel to Australia for the event, Qatar Airways will offer exceptional travel experiences, including stopovers at Hamad International Airport and access to exclusive privileges. The airline is also committed to environmental sustainability, optimizing its fleet, and promoting sustainable aviation practices.

Qatar Airways continues to provide unmatched connectivity for sports fans, offering seamless travel to over 170 destinations worldwide, including extensive flights to the U.K. and Ireland.

About Qatar Airways

A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways won the ‘World’s Best Business Class’ for the tenth time at the 2023 World Airline Awards, managed by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax. The airline continues to be synonymous with excellence, also taking home, ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’, ‘World’s Best Business Class Lounge’ and ‘World’s Best Business Class Lounge Dining’ at the prestigious awards held during the 2023 Paris Air Show. Qatar Airways is an unprecedented seven-time winner of the ‘World’s Best Airline’ voted by Skytrax (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022). As leaders in industry innovation and digital adoption, Qatar Airways was recently voted the ‘World’s Best Airline Website’ by World Travel Tech Awards.

Qatar Airways was the first Airline in the Middle East to be certified to the highest level of IATA’s Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) programme, based on recognised environmental management system principles (such as ISO 14001). As an inaugural signatory to the Buckingham Palace Declaration in March 2016, Qatar Airways became the first airline globally to be certified to the industry standard for the prevention of illegal wildlife trafficking in aviation.

Qatar Airways currently flies to nearly 170 destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport, the ‘World’s Best Airport’, as voted by Skytrax in 2021, 2022, and 2024. In 2024, Hamad International Airport also received the ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ accolade for 10 consecutive years, as well as ‘World’s Best Airport Shopping’ for the second year in a row.

Media Contact:

Qatar Airways Group
Corporate Communications Department
qrmedia@qatarairways.com.qa
+974 4022 2200

Source: Qatar Airways

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