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May 2, 2006
Qatar Airways has
introduced a third daily flight between Doha and
London Heathrow as part of its expansion into the UK market. In addition, the
airline’s Doha-Manchester route has been upgraded from five flights a week to a
daily service, all operating non-stop. The new schedules come into effect to
mark the beginning of the airline’s Summer 2006 flying program.
The total number
of Qatar Airways’ weekly flights to the UK
increases from 26 to 35 – spread across London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester – representing
a 35 percent rise in frequency. During the recent round of talks between the
British and Qatari authorities in London,
Qatar Airways
was granted additional flying rights to the British capital.
The launch of a
third daily flight on the London Heathrow route sees the introduction of a
morning service from Doha, with the return flight leaving London mid-afternoon
on the same day and arriving back shortly before midnight.
In addition, the
airlines strengthens its relationship with UK-based carrier bmi which
codeshares on the new flights between the UK and Qatar. bmi already codeshares
on Qatar Airways’ existing Manchester and Heathrow services, while Qatar
Airways places its code on 78 bmi flights within the UK and to continental
Europe.
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