The Offer
- Qatar Airways is offering 21,000 complimentary tickets for teachers.  A limited number of promo codes will be distributed per country daily from 5-7 October 2020. The promo code allocation will be refreshed daily at 4 a.m. Qatar time (GMT +3).
The Fine Print
- This initiative is strictly available to School Teachers only. Eligible teacher professions and Job Types are limited to: Classroom Paraprofessional, Teaching Assistant & Substitute, Intervention & Inclusion Specialist, Tutor, Senior Leader, Early Childhood Teacher, Student counsellor, Primary Teacher, Secondary Teacher, Casual Teacher, ESL Teacher, Special Ed Teacher, Teacher Aide, Vocational Education and Training (VET) Instructor, Pre-School & Early Years Practitioner, and Classroom Technician.
- Eligible participants must reside in a county where Qatar Airways operates direct flights through Doha.
- Successful participants who receive a promo code and book a complimentary flight must present the following documents of authenticity at the airport check-in desk at the time of departure:
- An official stamped and signed letter from the Institution or School of current employment, which must clearly state the occupation, country of employment, Staff ID or Reference Number matching the information submitted on the campaign registration form. Copies or photographs of this letter will not be accepted.
- An Employment ID or a Reference Number Certificate.
- A ‘Reference Number’ relates to a Professional Teacher Registration Number assigned by a Board of Education or Ministry Register.
- Boarding will be denied, should any customer fail to provide the required physical documents of authenticity i.e. Official Employment Letter, Staff ID or Reference number certificate in addition to regular passport documents.
- Travel period: 20 October 2020 – 30 September 2021. All Travel must be completed by 30 September 2021.
Our Verdict
Qatar did a similar thing for healthcare workers as well, that was 100,000 tickets and extremely difficult to get. I assume this will be similar or worse, but a free ticket is a free ticket.
