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Qatar Airways has begun a major expansion of its
online operations in South East Asia including boosting
frequencies and upgrading aircraft equipment deployed to the
region.
The recent addition of four frequencies a
week to the airline’s daily services from Kuala Lumpur to Doha
takes the total to 11 flights a week, while Bali has moved to a
daily operation via Singapore, up from four weekly flights
previously served through Kuala Lumpur.
The airline’s flights from Jakarta to Doha have
been de-linked from Singapore and the airline now operates a
dedicated non-stop service between the Indonesian and Qatari
capital cities.
Flights from Singapore, Bali and selected
services from Kuala Lumpur have been upgraded to aircraft from the
airline’s growing Boeing 777 fleet. Qatar Airways’ Boeing 777s
feature 42 horizontal flat-bed seats in Business Class and up to
293 seats in Economy Class.
Qatar Airways’ South East Asian expansion comes
following Qatar Airways’ announcement that it will add five new
routes to its network in the first half of 2010 in what is shaping
up to being one of the airline’s busiest years yet.
Qatar Airways Senior Vice President East Asia &
South West Pacific Marwan Koleilat said Asia remained a key growth
market.
“We are excited to be able to start 2010 in
South East Asia with such a positive message for the travelling
public. We are already receiving an excellent response in terms of
forward bookings and are confident that the potential for further
growth exists in the region,” said Koleilat at the
Singapore Air Show.
Qatar Airways’ 2010 expansion in the far east
will also see the airline launch daily services to Tokyo, as well
as boost its Korean operations, introducing a non-stop direct
flight between Seoul and Doha, as well as equipment upgrades on
other routes.
The Doha-based carrier plans to launch Bengaluru
(Bangalore), Ankara, Tokyo, Copenhagen and Barcelona between
February and June, which will bring the airline’s route network to
90 destinations. Sydney is also likely to join the airline’s
network in 2010.
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