DOHA: Qatar Airways celebrated the opening of KidzMondo Doha’s interactive edutainment establishment on Wednesday, during a special ceremony held at the kid-sized city at Mall of Qatar. The partnership offers children a fun introduction to their preferred roles as pilots and cabin crew, for an understanding of the exciting vocations available to them within the airline, at the edutainment city.
The opening ceremony was hosted by Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker and Ali Kazma, Chairman of Kidz Holding and Founder of the KidzMondo concept. The event was also attended by Qatar Airways Chief Commercial Officer Ehab Amin; Badr al Meer, Chief Operating Officer of Hamad International Airport; Moutaz Al Khayyat, Group Chairman and President Power International Holding; Ramez Al Khayyat, Group CEO and Vice President of Power International Holding and Nabil Barakat, General Manager Aura Entertainment Services, alongside guests and media.
At KidzMondo Doha, Qatar Airways will offer an insight into the complete travel experience for children to take on roles as passengers, as well as airline staff, within the specially-adapted real aircraft model. Children will be able to explore the plane, examine its different parts, and experience the daily tasks required of Qatar Airways staff.
Children will also be able to play the role of cabin crew, learning about the safety and service standards required of all aviation professionals, and other children will live out the excitement of being a pilot, in a Qatar Airways cockpit.
There will be a specially-adapted real Qatar Airways aircraft to set the stage for both passengers and staff on board. Children can also adopt the role of an airport agent, issuing boarding passes to visitors at a replica of Hamad International Airport’s check-in counter.
On arrival at KidzMondo Doha, the youngsters’ journey begins with check-in, where they enter the city to become part of an amazing experience, becoming official ‘Kidizens’ of the city.
Al Baker, said: “It is our great pleasure to open these airline-inspired attractions to support and inspire our leaders of the future.”
The Aviation Academy is one of the key attractions offering aspiring pilots the experience of flying two of Qatar Airways’ flagship aircraft – Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A380. Simulators are designed to demonstrate the exhilarating moments of taking off and landing at Qatar Airways’ gateway to the world, Hamad International Airport in Doha.
If children are more interested in staying up in the clouds and becoming one of Qatar Airways cabin crew, kids can role-play and learn about the safety and comfort of their customers on board. Parents will be able to join in the fun too as they participate as passengers receiving the inflight hospitality from their young ones.
The indoor theme park will offer children aged between two and fourteen realistic role-playing activities, which uncover childrens’ innate creativity, through fun-learning within the boundaries of the kid-sized city. The entertainment park, complete with its own economy and currency, has been designed to holistically educate children by developing their cognitive, emotional, psychomotor and social abilities through exciting activities of the theme park’s different establishments.
“Qatar Airways aircraft simulation at KidzMondo’s entrance, Qatar’s first edutainment city, will mark the beginning of every kid’s journey at KidzMondo and this will continue to tap into airline’s potential beyond its tourism and hospitality supremacy, in activating its role as a trusted partner in transforming the educational landscape in Qatar,” Ali Kazma said.
