UPDATE 1-Qatar Airways takes 9.99 pct stake in BA-owner IAG
January 30, 2015 at 02:43 AM EST
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Qatar Airways has bought a 9.99 percent stake in International Airlines Group, worth around 1.15 billion pounds ($1.7 billion), building closer ties with the owner of its partners British Airways and Spain's Iberia in the oneworld alliance.