Qatar Airways starts year of US expansion with LA launch
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Qatar Airways celebrated the New Year with the launch of a new direct flight to Los Angeles.
The new route, which commenced on 1 January, becomes the airline’s first passenger service to the US West Coast and marks the start of a year of expansion in the country, with flights to Boston scheduled to commence on 16 March and Atlanta on 1 June.
Also on 1 January, Qatar Airways started deploying its Airbus A350 aircraft on the Doha-Philadelphia route, and the new aircraft will also be flown to New York from April 2015.
“We are honoured to bring our award-winning service to Los Angeles,” said Qatar Airways’ group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker. “This great city embodies the glamour and sophistication that gave rise to the ‘jet set’ lifestyle, when travel truly started to be part of our life experience. It is only fitting that we bring the world’s best airline experience to the people of Los Angeles.
“Los Angeles and Doha have much in common. As passionate homes for sport, fashion, art and world-class entertainment, this new Qatar Airways service forms a bridge spanning continents and cultures, which will further strengthen our cultural and commercial bonds,” he added.
The new LA service will now depart Doha’s Hamad International Airport daily at 0745, arriving at Los Angeles International Airport at 1310. The return flights will then leave LAX at 1510 and arrive back in Doha at 1810 the following day.
Qatar Airways will serve the route using a Boeing 777-200 aircraft with 42 seats in business class and 217 in economy.
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