DOHA: Qatar Airways has increased the frequency of its flights to a number of destinations in Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific region ahead of the busy winter season, the airlines said yesterday.
High demand from passengers and additional aircraft inducted to the fleet has prompted the Doha-based airline to add frequencies to its popular and fast-growing routes. This includes an increase in the number of flights to Dubai, Islamabad, Jakarta and Yangon, among other destinations.
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said that the increases will ensure that these popular routes grow from strength to strength.
“At Qatar Airways, we remain committed to opening up access to destinations that have great market potential. As we continue to expand our network and receive more aircraft, we will keep looking at opportunities to add capacity to our existing network and further strengthen our brand presence around the world.” Al Baker.
On August 1, Qatar Airways increased its frequency on its popular Doha-Dubai route with two additional daily flights, taking its capacity up to 13 services per day. Dubai has the highest frequency in the airline’s route network. The popular Gulf destination is served 91 times a week.
Flights to the Gulf region will see another increase as services to Manama in Bahrain will rise by seven to a total of 49 flights each week.
Expansion highlights also include one additional weekly flight to key European routes Ankara, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia and flights to Moscow will grow from 10 to 12 weekly flights.
Yangon, which was re-launched last October with three flights a week, will be upgraded to a daily non-stop service.
Another popular far-eastern route Jakarta will see increase in capacity from 11 to 14 flights a week, resulting in double-daily flights to the Indonesian capital city.
Qatar Airways said it will also be strengthening its commitment to Pakistan. The recent frequency increases to Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar will be supplemented by Islamabad moving from four weekly services to a daily service.
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