Qatar Airways goes double daily to Manchester
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Qatar Airways is increasing its presence in northern England with the addition of a second daily flight to Manchester, effective 1 June 2011. Designed to capitalise on the increasing number of connections through Doha, the twice-daily flights are a mix of morning departures to Manchester, with the return sectors in the morning or afternoon.
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer, Akbar Al Baker, said the Manchester route had been performing exceptionally well, prompting the decision to increase capacity.
“Manchester has long proved to be one of our successful routes so it was only a matter of time before we could deploy additional capacity into this market,” he said. “I am pleased to say that from June 1, the extra flights will be introduced offering passengers from northern England and, indeed, the Midlands the opportunity to fly to Qatar and beyond. The second daily service will allow Qatar Airways to grow the passenger market for both inbound and outbound travel to Manchester, as well as build up our cargo freighter capacity on the route.”
Manchester lies within one of the UK’s largest metropolitan areas - the county of Greater Manchester - which has a population of over 2.5 million people.
It is the third-most visited city in the United Kingdom by foreign visitors, due largely to its nightlife, shopping, fine dining as well as strong sporting traditions in football, cricket and rugby, being home to two of the country’s largest soccer clubs.
Qatar Airways will continue to operate a two-class wide-body Airbus A330 aircraft on the double daily Manchester flights with up to 30 seats in a 2-2-2 configuration in Business Class and up to 275 seating capacity in a 2-4-2 Economy cabin layout. The aircraft offers seatback TV screens providing passengers in both classes with the next generation interactive onboard entertainment system featuring a choice of more than 900 audio and video on demand options.
Manchester is one of 24 destinations Qatar Airways operates across Europe.
By 2013, Qatar Airways plans to serve more than 120 destinations worldwide with a modern fleet of over 120 aircraft. Today, the airline’s fleet stands at 94 aircraft, flying to destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North and South America.
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