Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad International) has increased its shareholding in the International Airlines Group (IAG) from 9.99%, to “just under 12%,” airline CEO Akbar al Baker has said. He did not specify when the increase occurred.

According to Gulf News, since its January 2015 entry into the consortium's shareholding, Qatar Airways has received two dividend payments with a third expected soon.

The IAG counts British Airways (BA, London Heathrow), Iberia (IB, Madrid Barajas), Vueling Airlines (VY, Barcelona El Prat), and Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin International) among its stable of carriers.