Qatar Airways set for Canberra return as Doha-Melbourne flights go double daily with QSuites

In a important raise to vacation, Qatar Airways has formally commenced its second Doha-Melbourne service, escalating the at the time-day-to-day routine to double-everyday services.

The go from the Doha-based mostly carrier will also see Qatar Airways resume once-each day relationship between Doha and Canberra starting 1 December.

In accordance to a Qatar Airways spokesperson, the Canberra services was also initially scheduled to launch on 1 October, even so it has been delayed because of to an “operational issue outside of the airline’s control”.

“All passengers who were being booked on the Canberra flights will be re-booked and taken to their remaining places,” the spokesperson mentioned.

The extra day-to-day plan will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER, featuring its award-profitable Qsuite Business Course.

The airline will work a overall of 40 weekly flights to Australia with this network improvement.

With the newest addition, the airline will work to six destinations in Australia which includes Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, and Canberra and this will exceed Qatar Airways’ pre-pandemic footprint of 5 gateways in Australia, following the addition of Brisbane services commenced early 2020 throughout the worldwide pandemic.

“Melbourne is the first house for Qatar Airways in Australia, and we are fired up to increase our operations there, as a testomony to both of those solid demand and our deep determination to Australia,” explained Qatar Airways’ Team Main Government, Akbar Al Baker.

“We appear forward to welcoming extra travellers to working experience our five-star hospitality, as journey to and from Melbourne to a lot of metropolitan areas all over the world by way of our Doha hub in Qatar.

“The start of the further day by day flight to Melbourne ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will let a lot more football lovers journey to show up at their respective matches.”

Qatar Airways has not long ago announced its strategic partnership with Virgin Australia, which will provide greater journey alternatives and rewards throughout 35 destinations in its extensive domestic network, as very well as to its not long ago relaunched shorter-haul international marketplaces, including Fiji and Queenstown, New Zealand.

Qatar Airways has taken care of its Australian services in the course of the pandemic, although launching providers to Brisbane in early 2020 to provide essential connectivity.