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Qatar Airways has inducted its 15th Boeing 777
into its fleet. The airline’s fleet size now stands at 80 aircraft
– double the size of five years ago.
The newest Boeing 777-300 Extended Range
aircraft will serve long haul routes from the airline’s
operational hub of Doha, capital of the State of Qatar. The
aircraft is part of a larger order for more than 220 different
aircraft worth over US$40 billion placed in recent years.
With the fleet set to grow to 120 aircraft by
2013 and current global network of 86 destinations also expected
to rise to 120 by 2013, Qatar Airways is continuing its expansion
strategy with vigour.
“Yet again, Qatar Airways is demonstrating its
continued commitment to growth, a strategy set in 1997 when the
airline was launched under the auspices of The Emir, His Highness
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani,” said Qatar Airways Chief
Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker. “Just five years ago, Qatar
Airways operated 40 aircraft. Today our fleet has doubled in size
to 80 aircraft. As our fleet increases, we are able to raise
capacity on existing services and introduce new routes which is
continuing as planned despite the industry facing challenges amid
the current global economic climate.”
Last week, Qatar Airways embarked on
its aggressive 2010 expansion programme with the launch of daily
non-stop
flights between Doha and Bengaluru (Bangalore), the State
capital of Karnataka. It was the first of several planned new
route launches this year.
Beginning 30 March, scheduled
flights are set to be introduced to the Danish capital of
Copenhagen; 5 April sees the Turkish capital Ankara coming on
line; 26 April is the launch date of daily flights to the Japanese
capital, Tokyo; 7 June sees Barcelona added to the network.
Qatar
Airways’ Boeing 777-200LR passenger aircraft features a total of 259
seats - 42 seats in Business Class in a 2–2–2 configuration and 217
seats in Economy in a 3–3–3 configuration.
The Boeing
777-200LR flies on ultra long-haul routes of up to 17 hours
non-stop, such as Doha to Houston and Melbourne.
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