Press Release
QATAR AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES EDINBURGH TO DOHA ROUTE
Scottish Capital to be Airline’s Third Departure City in the UK
First to fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on a scheduled service from Edinburgh
Scottish Capital to be Airline’s Third Departure City in the UK
First to fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on a scheduled service from Edinburgh
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Qatar Airways announced today it will begin flights from the Scottish capital, Edinburgh to Doha, starting on 28 May 2014, with five flights a week.
Flying direct to Doha, the new route will be served by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner making Qatar Airways the first airline to fly a scheduled service on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Edinburgh. It will have a two-cabin configuration with 22 Business Class and 232 Economy Class seats and offer passengers seamless connections to many of its destinations worldwide including the Middle East, Asia, India, Africa and Australasia.
Edinburgh Airport will be the airline’s third city in the United Kingdom preceded by London in 1997 and Manchester in 2003. Qatar Airways currently operates five flights a day from London Heathrow direct to Doha and 10 flights per week from Manchester Airport direct to Doha.
The schedule for the new route is as follows:
DOHA to/from EDINBURGH
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
QR 027 departs Doha (DOH) at 08:00; arrives Edinburgh (EDI) at 13:15
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
QR 028 departs Edinburgh (EDI) at 14:45; arrives Doha (DOH) at 23:40
Richard Oliver, Country Manager UK and Ireland said “We are pleased to be able to bring our five star service to Edinburgh and look forward to providing new options for Scottish Travellers flying to the Middle East and beyond. Passengers will benefit from the state-of-the-Art Boeing 787 Dreamliner with Qatar Airways award-winning service.”
Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 16 years of operations, currently flying a modern fleet of 128 aircraft to 133 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and The Americas.
In 2013, Qatar Airways has launched eleven destinations to date – Gassim (Saudi Arabia), Najaf (Iraq), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Chicago (USA), Salalah (Oman), Basra (Iraq), Sulaymaniyah (Iraq), Chengdu (China), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Ta’if (Saudi Arabia) and most recently Clark Manila International Airport (Philippines).
Over the next few weeks and months, the network will grow further with Hangzhou, China (December 20, 2013), Sharjah and Dubai World Central, both in the UAE (March 1, 2014), Philadelphia, USA (April 2, 2014) and Miami, USA (June 10, 2014).
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Notes to Editors:
On October 30, 2013, Qatar Airways joined the oneworld Alliance, becoming the only major Gulf carrier to join a global airline alliance, enabling its customers to benefit from almost a thousand airports in more than 150 countries, with 14,000 daily departures.
Qatar Airways was presented with three honours at the annual Skytrax 2013 World Airline Awards held during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, France in June. The airline was awarded World’s Best Business Class, World’s Best Business Class Lounge and, for the second consecutive year, Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East.
The airline has also been named Best Airline in the Middle East for the seventh year in a row, and its Premium Terminal at Doha International Airport named Best Premium Service Airport for the third consecutive year in 2013. Qatar Airways has also twice been the recipient of the prestigious Skytrax Airline of the Year Award in 2011 and 2012. Skytrax is the only global independent passenger survey monitoring airline standards and is considered the ultimate benchmark for excellence in the airline industry.
Qatar Airways currently has orders worth over US$50 billion for more than 250 aircraft, including Boeing 787s, 777s, Airbus A350s, A380s and A320 family of aircraft. For more information, visit www.qatarairways.com.