Hamad International Airport (Doha) is the future new home of Qatar Airways (Doha). The new airport, on reclaimed land adjacent to the old Doha International Airport, was due for a soft opening on April 1, 2013 with Qatar Airways making the ceremonial first landing. At the last moment, the opening was postponed. According to this report by The Peninsula, the new airport “did not meet the newly introduced safety and security requirements mandated by the Civil Defence Department.”

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