In what might appear ironic, an advertisement on the website of Qatar Airways asks people to “explore the world from Nagpur” even as there have been calls to boycott the airline on Twitter, over Qatar government's stand on the row over the controversial remarks on prophet Muhammad by BJP leaders Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal.
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) had supported the Twitter trend, calling for a boycott of Qatar Airways. The RSS affiliate had also questioned the Qatar government's stand on the controversy and said Hindu beliefs were insulted when Shivaling, which was claimed to have been found at the Gyanvapi mosque premises in Varanasi, was called a fountain by a section of people.
The RSS is headquarterd in Nagpur.
After a gap of two years, Qatar Airways had restarted operations from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur on Thursday (June 2). The flight operations on Doha-Nagpur-Doha sector were suspended in the wake of the pandemic.
“It is big news for the Nagpur airport. After the success of Air-Arabia on Sharjah-Nagpur sector, we kept working hard for the new foreign airlines and now Qatar Airways have confirmed that from June 2, it will start its regular services to Doha. Huge thumbs up for Nagpur. Hard work pays,” a recent tweet from Deepak Kapoor, managing director of Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) Limited had read.
The ad that appears on the website of the airline read: "Fly from Nagpur, on any one of our 4 weekly flights and enhance your experience on your next holiday from India, to over 140 incredible destinations worldwide via Hamad International Airport in Doha."
"Stretch out in spacious seating and allow Qatar Airways to treat you to a degree of luxurious travel you’ll always remember."
"Embark on your next adventure with the World's Best Airline and discover somewhere new, explore places you have always dreamt of visiting and create lifelong memories," the ad further read.
