DOHA: With effect from October 26, 2014, Qatar Airways will increase the number of daily flights to Dubai International Airport (DXB) to 14 and to Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) to four.
Doha-Dubai (DXB) has the highest frequency in Qatar Airways’ route network. The route is now served by the airline 91 times a week, and this number will increase to 98. Flights to DWC, now numbering 21 a week, will increase to 28 a week.
The additional daily flight to DXB will depart at 1000 hours, arriving in DXB at 1210, and the return flight will leave DXB at 1330, arriving in Doha at 1335. To DWC, the fourth daily flight will depart at 0130, arriving in DWC at 0340, and the return flight will leave DWC at 0625, arriving in Doha at 0630 hrs.
Qatar Airways has revised its Doha and DXB departure timings to significantly improve customer convenience. The 14 daily flights will depart from Doha on the hour and from DXB on the half hour. With the convenient timing of the flights, local passengers will have greater flexibility added to their travel plans.
Apart from DXB and DWC, Qatar Airways also operates three flights a day to Sharjah and six daily flights to Abu Dhabi, and is the only airline which operates to these four airports in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said: “We are dedicated to increasing our presence in key markets like the UAE and adding capacity on one of our most popular routes like Dubai demonstrates this commitment. As one of our closest neighbours in the Gulf, it is of key importance to offer excellent and frequent air travel connections to the UAE, and the increase in capacity will offer our passengers an even wider variety of options when they are looking to reach their final destinations.”
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