Launch dates for flights into Myanmar and Iraq have been announced at Arabian Travel Market as part of Qatar Airways’ update on 2012 route schedules, with capacity hikes also being introduced to a number of other international destinations from the carrier’s Doha hub.
Scheduled flights to Iraq will begin on May 23 with Erbil in the North, followed two weeks later by services to the capital Baghdad on June 7th. Each route will be served with four-flights-a-week non-stop from Doha.
Effective July 25, the airline will launch flights to Kilimanjaro, its second gateway in Tanzania – This daily service will operate via Nairobi. On August 15, Qatar Airways introduces its third African destination of 2012 with the launch of flights to the holiday centre of Mombasa – its second point in Kenya after the capital Nairobi.
October 3, sees Qatar Airways resume operations to Myanmar following a four-year absence on the route, linking Doha with the capital Yangon. With political reform taking place in Myanmar at a rapid pace, interest in the South East Asian country has gathered momentum from both a business and tourism perspective.
Starting May 9, the airline’s European expansion continues with daily flights to the Croatian capital Zagreb, operating via Budapest. Further route launches are planned to Belgrade in Serbia, the Finnish capital Helsinki and Zanzibar in Tanzania.
In line with the airline’s strategy to increase frequency on existing routes to offer passengers more choice, Qatar Airways is also stepping up capacity to selected destinations in phases.