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(08/03/23)
 Qatar Airways has unveiled plans to expand its
network by increasing frequency to select destinations, resuming
more routes and launching flights to new destinations.

The airline plans to launch flights to the
following seven new destinations in 2023: Chittagong, Juba, Kinshasa, Lyon, Medan, Toulouse and
Trabzon.

The national carrier will also resume flights to the
following 11
destinations: Beijing, Birmingham, Buenos Aires, Casablanca,
Davao, Marrakesh, Nice, Osaka, Phnom Penh, Ras Al-Khaimah and
Tokyo Haneda.

Multiple destinations in QR’s network also have
frequency increases scheduled for the year.

“As we expand our fleet, network, partnerships
and international presence we look forward to working together to
deliver sustainable growth and a compelling future for the
industry,” said Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways Group Chief
Executive. “We continue to look forward to our bright future
here in Qatar, with multiple projects lined up for 2023 and
beyond, such as the
Formula 1 partnership and much more. Qatar
will continue to be a global hub of connectivity and an ideal
destination for tourism, long after the great success of the
historic FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.”

The following destinations are slated to receive
an increase in flight frequency during 2023:

· Abuja – Port Harcourt – increased from two
flights per week to thrice weekly;

· Abuja – Kano – increased from thrice weekly
to four flights per week;

· Athens – increased from seven weekly flights to
fourteen;

· Belgrade – increased from five weekly flights to
seven;

· Berlin – increased from eleven flights per week to
fourteen;

· Bucharest – increased from ten weekly flights to
fourteen;

· Cairo – increased from twenty one flights per
week to twenty eight;

· Copenhagen – increased from four weekly flights
to seven, and ten from the 2023/24 winter season. Finnair also operates
7 weekly flights, totalling 17 per week to Copenhagen;

· Denpasar – increased from 14 weekly flights to
21;

· Dublin – increased from 12 weekly flights to 14;

· Düsseldorf – increased from seven weekly flights
to 11 for winter season 2023/24;

· Edinburgh– increased from 10 weekly flights to
14;

· Hanoi – increased from 10 weekly flights to 12;

· Hong Kong – increased from 11 weekly flights to
14;

· Khartoum – increased from seven weekly flights
to 14;

· Larnaca – increased from seven weekly flights to
14;

· London Gatwick – increased from seven weekly
flights to 10 (14 weekly flights for peak summer season);

· London Heathrow – increased from 42 weekly
flights to 45;

· Madrid – increased from 16 weekly flights to 18;

· Manila – increased from 17 weekly flights to 18;

· Milan – increased from 16 weekly flights to 21;

· Mogadishu – increased from thrice weekly flights
to four per week;

· Nagpur – increased from four weekly flights to
seven;

· Oslo – increased from seven weekly flights to 12
for winter season 2023/24;

· Phuket – increased from 14 weekly flights to 21
for winter season 2023/24;

· Saigon – increased from 10 weekly flights to 12;

· Sarajevo – increased from thrice weekly flights
to four for summer season 2023;

· Sofia – increased from thrice weekly flights to
four per week in summer and five weekly flights in winter
season 2023/24;

· Stockholm – increased from thrice weekly flights
to five for winter season 2023/24. Finnair also operates 7 weekly
flights, totalling 12 weekly in Stockholm;

· Taif – increased from thrice weekly flights to
seven;

· Vienna – increased from 10 weekly flights to 14;

· Warsaw – increased from seven weekly flights to
14 from winter season 2023/24;

· Yerevan – increased from seven weekly flights to
10;

· Zagreb – increased from four weekly flights to
seven; and

· Zurich – increased from 10 weekly flights to 14.

Based at Hamad International Airport (HIA) in
Doha, Qatar Airways currently flies to more than 150 destinations
worldwide.

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