Qatar airline unveils frequent-flier kiosk

LONDON — Qatar Airways announced the launch of an instant frequent-flyer enrollment kiosk for new Privilege Club members at Doha International Airport.

Located in the Qatar Airways Business Class lounge at the airport, the kiosk dispenses membership cards within seconds of passengers completing their registration.

The kiosk enables Qatar Airways' Business Class passengers to instantly enroll into Privilege Club and receive a 500 Qmiles welcome bonus. Within seconds of signing up, the kiosk processes the data and delivers a card on the spot with personalized name and membership number.

"Qatar Airways is proud to be innovators, offering passengers unique levels of service which the industry can only talk about with envy," said Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker, announcing the new kiosk during World Travel Market in London.