Qatar Airways increases capacity on Dubai, Abu Dhabi routes

Qatar Airways is increasing its capacity to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Dammam with extra wide-body A330s, B787s and B777s commencing services to Abu Dhabi as of 1 November and Dubai and Dammam from 1 December.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “We will be upgrading a number of our aircraft to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Dammam to satisfy increasing passenger demand. As business and leisure travel to, within, and through the Middle East region increases, more and more travellers expect a premium product and services.”

Qatar Airways has expanded rapidly during its 18 years of operation and today serves 152 destinations around the world with a 170 fleet of aircraft including the A350.

This year, Qatar Airways has launched new services to Amsterdam in the Netherlands; Zanzibar in Tanzania; Faisalabad, Sialkot and Multan in Pakistan, and Abha in Saudi Arabia. In the pipeline before the end of this year are Durban in South Africa and Nagpur in India.

Beginning in  2016, Qatar Airways is also launching flights to three new US destinations – Los Angeles, Boston and Atlanta, two new destinations in Australia – Sydney and Adelaide, Birmingham in the UK, and also Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE.

Upgraded capacity daily flights between Doha (DOH) and Abu Dhabi (AUH) starting from 1 November:

Depart Doha QR1040 at 23:55hrs. Arrives ABU DHABI at 02:05+1 hrs

Depart Abu Dhabi QR1041 at 06:25 hrs. Arrives Doha at 06:40 hrs

Upgraded capacity flights between Doha (DOH) and Dubai (DXB) starting from 1 December:

Depart Doha QR1018 at 19:00hrs. Arrives Dubai at 21:10hrs

Depart Dubai QR1019 at 22:30hrs. Arrives Doha at 22:40hrs

Upgraded capacity daily flights between Doha (DOH) and Dammam (DMM) starting from 1 December:

Depart Doha QR1150 at 08:35hrs. Arrives Dammam at 09:35hrs

Depart Dammam QR1151 at 10:35hrs. Arrives Doha at 11:35hrs

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