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Qatar Airways is planning to launch scheduled
flights to Gassim, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on 7 January
2013.
Gassim will become Qatar Airways’ fifth
destination in the Kingdom, where it already serves Riyadh,
Jeddah, Dammam and Medina.
The Doha-based airline will operate
four-flights-a-week to the central Saudi city of Gassim, offering
travellers a greater choice of travel options to more than 100
destinations around the world served by the airline via its Doha
hub.
The Gassim route will be operated with an Airbus A320 in a
two-class configuration of 12 seats in First Class and 132 in
Economy.
Situated 400 kilometres northwest of Riyadh, Gassim is
Saudi Arabia’s seventh most populated province with a rich agricultural industry.
“Saudi Arabia’s aviation industry has experienced
unprecedented growth over the past few years, reporting the
strongest increase in passenger traffic in more than a decade in
2011, with more than 54 million passengers travelling from the country last year,”
said Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer,
Akbar Al Baker. “With increased government investment in the
private sector and major infrastructure developments underway, we
are very excited about our expansion plans in the Kingdom.”
Today, Qatar Airways operates 60 flights a week
across four destinations in Saudi Arabia. This will rise to 64
with the addition of Gassim.
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