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Qatar Airways, as part of a major expansion of its network, is all set to add two more Asia Pacific destinations to its route map in 2017.
The Doha-based airline would begin it’s first ever flights to the Indonesian city of Medan and the Australian capital Canberra in 2017. These are two of the eight new destinations announced by Qatar Airways, along with Dublin, Las Vegas, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago and the Saudi Arabian cities of Tabuk and Yanbu.
These add to the previously-announced 2017 services to Auckland, Sarajevo, Skopje, Libreville, Nice, Chiang Mai and Douala, meaning that Qatar Airways would launch a total of 15 new destinations next year, including four in the Asia Pacific region.
“With today’s network announcement, we will be able to connect more people to more places than any other Gulf airline, and we will ensure our passengers will delight in the journey. At Qatar Airways, we are going places together with our passengers and we look forward to welcoming these new destinations,” said the airline’s group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker.
Details of the new routes have not yet been announced, however, for both Asia Pacific airports, the new flights mark major wins. Presently, Medan’s Kualanamu International Airport does not receive any scheduled long-haul flights, although Saudia and Garuda Indonesia operate special pilgrimage flights between Saudi Arabia’s holy cities and the Sumatran hub. Qatar Airways would become only the second international carrier flying to Canberra Airport, after the launch of Singapore Airlines’ services earlier in 2016.
Medan would become Qatar Airways’ third Indonesian destination after Jakarta and Bali, and Canberra would mark the airline’s fifth Australian hub, joining Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
Sourse: travelnewsdigest.in
