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Qatar Airways is to introduce a fifth daily flight between Doha and London Heathrow from the start of the Northern Summer schedules on March 25 next year. The additional service on the highly popular route takes capacity up from 28 to 35 flights each week. Flight times have been scheduled to offer more convenient connections over its Doha hub to and from the carrier’s route network across Asia Pacific. Flight QR075 departs Doha at 0635 every day, arriving into London Heathrow at 1200 hrs local...
Qatar Airways today announced its 2012 route expansion programme focusing on Australia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East with a raft of new destinations set to join the airline’s rapidly-growing global network. Highlights include Perth in Western Australia, the Finnish capital Helsinki, Croatia’s capital city of Zagreb, Gassim in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and three East African cities – Zanzibar, Kigali and Mombasa, in Tanzania, Rwanda and Kenya, respectively. Operating from the airline’s...
Qatar Airways has further expanded operations in Africa with the introduction of its 16th destination on the Continent – daily scheduled flights to Uganda. Flight QR536 arrived at Entebbe International Airport, near Uganda’s capital city of Kampala, to an impressive water salute performed by the local fire service. The arrival was followed by an airport ceremony attended by local dignitaries, airport officials and media. On board the maiden non-stop flight from the airline’s hub in Doha,...
Qatar Airways has announced plans to launch scheduled flights to Libya’s second largest city of Benghazi on November 1. Operating four-times-a-week non-stop from Doha, the newest route will take the number of destination launches by the airline to 15 during 2011. As part of the airline’s aggressive route expansion strategy to fly to diverse cities, Benghazi is yet another destination which is underserved and will benefit from new international flights. Benghazi, Libya’s north eastern...
Qatar Airways has continued its 2011 European expansion drive with the launch of scheduled flights from the airline’s Doha hub to Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia. Flight QR943 arrived at Sofia International Airport to a dramatic water salute and welcome ceremony yesterday. The Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Boyko Borissov greeted the first flight at a reception, attended by airport officials and dignitaries from the Bulgarian government and local business community. Qatar Airways Chief Executive...
Qatar Airways and Brazil´s Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, have implemented a new code share agreement to connect travellers from Doha to 46 cities across Brazil through Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport. With this new agreement, Qatar Airways’ customers are able to purchase a single itinerary combining flights on both carriers’ global networks, affording them the ease of one-stop ticketing and through baggage check-in. Qatar Airways, the national airline of the State of Qatar, operates...
Qatar Airways announced plans to extend its presence in the People’s Republic of China with the launch of flights to a fifth gateway – the western city of Chongqing from November 28. Operating three-times-a-week, the non-stop service from the airline’s hub in Doha, capital of the State of Qatar, will take the carrier’s capacity to China up to 28 flights a week. The airline already operates daily non-stop flights from Doha to Hong Kong, Shanghai and Guangzhou and four-flights-a-week to Beijing....
Qatar Airways has reaffirmed its commitment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the launch of a fourth destination in the country – four-flights-a-week to the holy city of Medina. The new route, non-stop from Doha, takes Qatar Airways’ capacity to Saudi Arabia up to 60 services a week, representing a significant increase in frequency to the country from 35 flights just a few weeks ago. The carrier recently boosted capacity to Saudi Arabia with 14 weekly flights to the capital Riyadh; 14...
Qatar Airways continued its 2011 European expansion drive with the launch of daily scheduled flights to the Italian city of Venice. Also dubbed the “Floating city” with its scenic beauty of canals, Venice becomes Qatar Airways’ third gateway in Italy after Rome and Milan, to where the airline also operates daily flights, bringing the carrier’s Italian presence to 21 services a week. Flight QR961 touched down at Venice Marco Polo International Airport yesterday to a welcome ceremony attended by...
Qatar Airways is to significantly increase flights to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the introduction of a fourth destination and additional services to existing markets, representing a dramatic 71 per cent rise in frequency. The western Saudi city of Medina becomes the Doha-based airline’s newest destination in the Kingdom with four-flights-a-week, beginning July 14. Medina is the second holiest city of Islam after Mecca and home to the three oldest mosques in the Islamic religion. The Doha...
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