Julia Jaroslawski found herself stranded in Qatar with no way of getting home to Chicago, Illinois, for days. While trying to find an alternative route, the student ran into Qatar Airways’ CEO who upgraded her ticket home, Jaroslawski said. Julia Jaroslawski found herself stranded in Qatar with no way of getting home to Chicago, Illinois, for days. While trying to find an alternative route, the student ran into Qatar Airways’ CEO who upgraded her ticket home, Jaroslawski said.