Qatar Airways expands to European capitals

Qatar Airways has announced a significant increase in the number of flights to key European capital cities. Following the recent decision to add three flights on the Doha-Paris route, Qatar Airways also is adding capacity to Madrid, Athens and Stockholm - representing a near 40% increase in frequency across the four cities.

Madrid will see an increase from the current four-a-week service to daily, effective 2 December. The Athens route, currently being served daily, will rise see a gradual, eventually seeing double daily services from March 2010. Stockholm will see its first frequency increase since flights were launched in November 2007, with the addition of one extra weekly service from 25 October. Also from this date the Paris route will see capacity rise from 11 to 14 flights a week offering passengers the option of a double daily service for the first time.
Qatar Airways’ CEO, Akbar Al Baker, said; “Europe is one of our most important regions representing around 20% of our global coverage. With almost 40% increase in frequency across four European capital cities from the start of the winter flying season in October, Qatar Airways is opening up greater opportunities to travel on business or leisure.”