Qatar Airways boosts frequencies to KSA
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Qatar Airways recently announced its decision to increase frequencies to some routes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Effective 11 December 2015 until 1 March 2016, the total number of services to Saudi Arabia will increase to 130 flights each week, which would result in 39 additional flights to Abha, Gassim, Ta’if, Jeddah, Riyadh and Madinah.
Jeddah and Riyadh, which are currently served with a double daily service, will both increase to 21 flights per week adding a third daily flight operated by the all-first class A319 starting 16 and 18 December respectively.
Saudi Arabia’s continued economic diversification, growth of private sector and increasing popularity as a destination for Middle East MICE industry has resulted in increased demand for business travel within the region. This evolution has reflected in the airline’s decision to fly the A319 all-first class aircraft to both Jeddah and Riyadh.
Qatar Airways group chief executive, HE Akbar Al Baker said: “The commercial growth and investment seen there over past few years will undoubtedly precede an increase in demand for travel to and from these cities. It is always our prerogative at Qatar Airways to be ahead of the curve and to go beyond expected.”
The Airbus A319 aircraft offers 40 seats and will enable passengers to experience the comfort of a private jet.
The airline has also recently announced two new destinations in Australia – Sydney and Adelaide, commencing in March and May 2016 respectively, to complement its existing Perth and Melbourne services.
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