KATHMANDU: Qatar Airways has been announced as the winner of two prestigious accolades at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2016 — Airline with the Best Business Class, and Best Airport Lounge in the Middle East for the Al Mourjan Business Lounge in Hamad International Airport. Award winners are determined through votes cast by the readers of the prestigious industry magazine, Business Traveller Middle East, making Qatar Airways a firm favourite of business travellers across the region, as per a statement issued on Wednesday. Ishfaq Jalal, vice president of GCC, Levant, Iran, Iraq and Yemen at Qatar Airways, collected the award for ‘Airline with the Best Business Class’, and Abdulaziz Al Mass, vice president of commercial and marketing at Qatar Airways, received the award of ‘Best Airport Lounge in the Middle East Award’ during a recent ceremony. On Wednesday, coinciding with the official opening of Dubai International Airport’s Concourse D, Qatar Airways also launched its new Dubai Premium Lounge. Situated near Gate 15 in Concourse D, the Dubai Premium Lounge is available to first and business class passengers, as well as privilege club platinum and gold members, who can enjoy the facilities of the lounge which are set within a modern and a sophisticated space for travellers to relax and rejuvenate before their journey.