Qatar Airways celebrates mid-autumn festival
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Qatar Airways celebrated the mid-autumn festival in the skies by presenting passengers with traditional moon cakes on-board all flights from China and selected flights from Asia-Pacific on the day of the traditional Chinese festival on September 13 this year.
The sweet festive specialty made a star appearance on flights departing from 11 destinations in Asia on 13 September.
In addition to all flights departing China on this time-honored holiday – Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Chengdu, Qatar Airways branded mooncakes are also uplifted on outbound flights from six selected destinations in the airline’s Asia-Pacific network including Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Bangkok and Phuket.
The multiple award-winning airline’s selection of mooncakes are crafted following Chinese traditional recipes featuring both red bean and white lotus paste flavours.
Qatar Airways Vice President for North Asia, Mr. Joshua Law, said: ” Our mooncakes is a heartfelt gesture to wish all our guests across China and all of Asia Pacific a happy Mid-Autumn festival filled with happiness and prosperity.”
Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. On the Gregorian Calendar, it is celebrated on 13 September this year.
Bearing many names, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the Harvest Festival as well as Moon Cake Festival. The roundness of mooncakes symbolises the moon at its roundest and brightest during this period, and is celebrated by many Asian cultures as a family reunion time where families gather under the moonlight to enjoy mooncakes.
Today, mooncakes come in many different styles and flavours, and are traditionally presented as gifts to relatives, friends and business associates for well wishes.
Qatar Airways was named World’s Best Airline during the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2019. The national carrier of the State of Qatar also won the Best Airline in the Middle East, Best Business Class in the World and Best Business Class Award for their flagship Qsuite.
Qatar Airways operates a modern fleet of more than 250 aircraft to more than 160 destinations across its hub at Hamad International Airport.
Sept. 15 , 2019
