Busy year ahead for Qatar Airways
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Qatar Airways has unveiled its summer 2008 expansion programme with capacity increases to some destinations.
Expansion highlights include an extra daily flight to London Heathrow taking capacity to Britain’s busiest airport up to four flights a day; Beirut rising to double daily flights; and both Johannesburg and Seoul going up to daily. From London Heathrow and Milan in Europe, to Johannesburg and Lagos in Africa, to Seoul and Islamabad in Asia, together with further expansion on the New York (Newark) route, Qatar Airways has a busy year ahead, said Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker.
Speaking at ITB Berlin, he also said the airline is busy preparing for its third US destination, Houston, from November 10.
Between Qatar and Germany, Qatar Airways operates 24 flights a week - 10 to Frankfurt and daily to both Berlin and Munich. The airline looks forward to opening up further destinations in Germany over the next few years as part of its growth strategy to widen its presence in the German market, he said.
Guangzhou becomes Qatar Airways’ first route launch of the year on March 31.
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