US airlines enjoying record profits should pay their staff more, Qatar Airways CE says

The CE of Qatar Airways has continued his war of words with rival US carriers who have jointly alleged for some time that Qatar Airways, along with fellow Gulf carriers Etihad and Emirates, receive unfair subsidies. Akbar Al Baker said Tuesday that those allegations were a smokescreen. "The allegations they are making against us are nothing more than just to protect their own companies from the unions who now want, legitimately, for their members to get better pay because of the record profits that they are making." Al Baker said US carriers should better look after their staff and consider following the Qatar Airways model of pay. "You know when my staff make the airline get profit, they get a share of the profit and the same should be done by these 3 American carriers who are making record profits," Al Baker said. <br/>