Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 10:12:10 GMT 7
Starting December -
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Qatar Airways has announced more than a dozen new routes, including a non-stop service from Auckland, New Zealand to Doha claimed to be the world's longest flight.
The announcement follows the launch of Emirates’ 17-hour-15-minute service from Auckland to Dubai using a long-range version of the Boeing 777-200 this month.
The new daily service will start on December 3 and take the mantle of the world’s longest flight at 18 hours, the airline said.
Qatar will link with Oneworld member American Airlines, which plans to launch a San Francisco-Auckland service from June.
Airline chief executive Akbar Al Baker said a further 13 destinations in Asia, Africa and Europe will be added to the airline’s global network in the next two years.
These include Krabi and Chiang Mai,Thailand (December), Pisa, Italy (August 2), Sarajevo, Bosnia (September 7), Helsinki, Finland (October 10), Skopje, Macedonia (November) and Nice, France (summer 2017).
www.gulfbusiness.com/articles/industry/aviation/qatar-airways-announces-14-new-routes-claims-world-s-longest-flight-via-auckland/
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Qatar Airways has announced more than a dozen new routes, including a non-stop service from Auckland, New Zealand to Doha claimed to be the world's longest flight.
The announcement follows the launch of Emirates’ 17-hour-15-minute service from Auckland to Dubai using a long-range version of the Boeing 777-200 this month.
The new daily service will start on December 3 and take the mantle of the world’s longest flight at 18 hours, the airline said.
Qatar will link with Oneworld member American Airlines, which plans to launch a San Francisco-Auckland service from June.
Airline chief executive Akbar Al Baker said a further 13 destinations in Asia, Africa and Europe will be added to the airline’s global network in the next two years.
These include Krabi and Chiang Mai,Thailand (December), Pisa, Italy (August 2), Sarajevo, Bosnia (September 7), Helsinki, Finland (October 10), Skopje, Macedonia (November) and Nice, France (summer 2017).
www.gulfbusiness.com/articles/industry/aviation/qatar-airways-announces-14-new-routes-claims-world-s-longest-flight-via-auckland/
