Qatar hires JLo to promote new route to Delta's hometown
The CE of Qatar Airways -- and chief antagonist of Delta Air Lines -- has said that his new Atlanta-Doha route would “rub salt in the wounds” of his US rival. Jennifer Lopez will be on hand to shake out the first dash. Tuesday night Qatar Airways will celebrate flights linking Qatar’s capital to Delta’s headquarters city, with J. Lo, as the star is known, expected to perform at the city’s historic Fox Theatre in front of Qatar CE Akbar Al Baker and guests. Delta fired back hours before Lopez’s show, saying it wouldn’t renew its sponsorship of the Fox next year after more than 20 years of support. The backdrop to the gala is a dogfight in international skies between established US carriers and upstart Middle Eastern airlines. Delta has accused Qatar and other Gulf carriers of competing unfairly. <br/>
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Qatar hires JLo to promote new route to Delta's hometown
The CE of Qatar Airways -- and chief antagonist of Delta Air Lines -- has said that his new Atlanta-Doha route would “rub salt in the wounds” of his US rival. Jennifer Lopez will be on hand to shake out the first dash. Tuesday night Qatar Airways will celebrate flights linking Qatar’s capital to Delta’s headquarters city, with J. Lo, as the star is known, expected to perform at the city’s historic Fox Theatre in front of Qatar CE Akbar Al Baker and guests. Delta fired back hours before Lopez’s show, saying it wouldn’t renew its sponsorship of the Fox next year after more than 20 years of support. The backdrop to the gala is a dogfight in international skies between established US carriers and upstart Middle Eastern airlines. Delta has accused Qatar and other Gulf carriers of competing unfairly. <br/>
