Qatar Airways will continue to expand this year

Qatar Airways has given a statement that it will continue to expand throughout 2015 and will be launching services to new destinations to expand its fleet. The airline has plans to launch flights to Zanzibar from July 1st, which will bring the airline’s network in Africa up to 20. Also, from June 1st Qatar Airways will be operating additional services to Singapore amidst an increasing demand. Starting in August, 32% more seats will be added to the Doha-Bengaluru service to also meet an increasing demand.

Qatar Airways to continue expansion throughout 2015

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Qatar Airways has stressed that it will continue to expand through 2015, which includes launching services to new destinations, increasing frequency and capacity and expanding its fleet.
In a statement from Qatar Airways providing a route and frequency roundup, it is noted that the airline will launch flights to Zanzibar from July 1, taking the total number of destinations in the airline’s Africa network to 20. The new five-times-a-week service will go via Kilimanjaro. The Doha-Kilimanjaro route will become a non-stop service with the return Kilimanjaro-Doha route served via Zanzibar.
Major expansion in South Africa will see Qatar Airways introduce a new four-times-a-week service to Durban on December 17.
Qatar Airways has also added two new codeshare destinations through its partnership with Cathay Pacific. Customers can now enjoy more convenient connections to Muscat and Sao Paulo with Cathay Pacific via Doha.
Middle Eastern routes benefit from increases to Saudi Arabia and Oman in response to continued passenger demand. From May 16, Qatar Airways will fly daily to Ta’if, while Gassim will see flights increase to 10 flights per week from July 17. Seasonal increases will see 13 flights per week fly to Salalah from July 13 to October 4.
From June 1, Qatar Airways will operate an additional service to Singapore to cater to the increasing demand, the statement adds. The new daily flight will depart from Doha at 8.25pm and arrive in Singapore the next day at 9.15am, before returning to Doha.
Starting on August 1, 32% more seats will be added to Qatar Airways’ Doha-Bengaluru service to meet increasing passenger demand, the statement further points out. The current Boeing 787, which seats 254, will be replaced by a Boeing 777 with a capacity of 335.
In addition to new routes to Durban, major expansion in South Africa sees increases in services to Cape Town and Johannesburg. From October 1, flights to Cape Town will increase to a daily service ahead of the busy winter season. Flights to Johannesburg will increase to a twice-daily service commencing on December 17.
Flight frequency increases to Indonesia will see the capital, Jakarta, served by a thrice-daily service from July 5, operated by a Boeing 777 and Airbus A330. Increases to routes to Denpasar will see twice-daily operations from July 16.
Qatar Airways became the first airline to operate the A350 XWB to Singapore and the Asia Pacific on May 11. Initially, the A350 XWB will operate once a day, with the second daily operation commencing on July 16.

Gulf Times