Qatar Airways first 787 Dreamliner preparing to take off to Dubai.
DOHA: Qatar Airways yesterday began commercial services of its new Boeing 787 aircraft with Doha – Dubai becoming the Dreamliner’s debut route.
The state-of-the-art aircraft is being deployed on four daily rotations between the two cities. Flight QR106 took off from Doha International Airport at 0800 hrs for the one hour journey to Dubai.
The 787 services to and from the UAE will target peak travel times in a combination of morning, afternoon and night flights to Dubai.
The new operation comes less than a week after the aircraft’s delivery flight from Seattle to Doha, , where it has since spent a few days positioned at Doha International Airport giving staff an opportunity to tour the aircraft before it enters commercial service.
Qatar Airways has orders for 60 Dreamliners. The next four 787s are due to join the fleet by the end of December.
Following the 787s welcome into commercial service on the Doha – Dubai route, it will then spread its wings on one of the airline’s five daily flights to London Heathrow.
As more 787s join the fleet over the course of the next few weeks, the aircraft will be inducted on other long-haul routes including Zurich, Frankfurt and Delhi, the airline said yesterday.
Seats on the 787 Doha – Dubai flights can be booked online at qatarairways.com, through any Qatar Airways reservation office or local travel agent.
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