When asked about the dispute with Airbus, tourism minister and Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker says he hopes the dispute could be settled "outside a court of law". A festering legal dispute between France-based Airbus and Qatar Airways shined the spotlight on the aircraft manufacturer's ability to live up to the standards and bringing to fore testy relations between the aeronautics and space giant and the Gulf airline, which had alleged that paint peeling off its A350s has led to 21 of the planes being grounded. The issue has fuelled a war of words between Airbus and Qatar's state carrier. Qatar expects up to 200,000 air passengers a day during the World Cup, according to authorities, with airlines across the Gulf organising scores of shuttle flights to bring fans in. SOUNDBITES