Qatar Airways announced as Official Title and Airline Partner of The British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia 2025

Qatar Airways has announced its latest partnership as the Official Title Partner and Official Airline Partner of The British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia 2025, a historic and anticipated event which takes place every four years. The Tour will see the Lions, a combined team of the best rugby players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, take on the Wallabies in a series of Test matches as well as a number of games against Australian teams. The airlines will fly the Lions squad and touring party to compete next summer.  

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, stated, "We are taking our commitment to the sport of rugby to the next level, flying some of the world’s best athletes, coaching staff and officials to compete in The Qatar Airways British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia 2025. We look forward to enabling rugby fans across the world to connect for this unique sporting event. Our network of over 170 destinations will serve as the perfect means to fly fans from all over the globe and experience the service that earned us the Skytrax World’s Best Airline award for a record eight times.”

Ben Calveley, CEO, The British & Irish Lions, commented, “An airline partner is a vital logistical component of every Lions tour and alongside our partners in Rugby Australia we are very pleased to welcome Qatar Airways on board as Series Title Partner for the 2025 Tour to Australia. Qatar Airways has a proven track record of excellence as a premium global airline, providing high-quality service to customers travelling to and from almost 100 countries. This three-way partnership between the Lions, Rugby Australia and Qatar Airways will play an important part in delivering the Lions Tour in 2025.”

“We have had an incredible response from the public in Australia and the UK and Ireland to tickets going on-sale for The Qatar Airways British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia 2025, with the first allocation to all three Tests and a number of tour games already selling out. This announcement of Qatar Airways as the Series Title Partner sees one of the world’s finest airlines getting behind one of the most iconic major sporting events in the world, and represents another substantial boost to what promises to be a memorable occasion across Australia next year,” added Phil Waugh, CEO, Rugby Australia.