Qatar
Airways today announced plans to launch scheduled flights to Chengdu
– its sixth gateway in the People’s Republic of China, beginning
March 19 next year.
The
Doha-based airline will operate three-flights-a-week to the capital
of Sichuan Province in Southwest China taking its total weekly
frequency across the country to 41 non-stop services spread across
six cities.
Qatar
Airways has built up a solid operation in China over the years,
currently operating 38 flights each week from its Doha hub to
Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing and Hong Kong.
Today’s
news is Qatar Airways’ sixth route announcement so far for 2013.
Flights to Gassim in Saudi Arabia, Najaf in Iraq, Oman’s tourist
spot of Salalah, Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh and Chicago – the
carrier’s fourth US gateway – are being launched between January
and May with further start-ups planned during the year.
