Qatar Airways is preparing for its 2012 Middle East route expansion this week with Iraq being added to the airline’s growing network.
The northern Iraqi city of Erbil and capital Baghdad will join the airline’s international portfolio of routes over a period of two weeks.
Starting May 23, scheduled flights will begin to Erbil, followed on June 7 by operations to Baghdad. Both routes will be operated four-times-a-week non-stop from Qatar Airways’ Doha hub.
The addition of Iraq marks yet another move by the Doha-based airline to venture into high demand, underserved markets.
With the launch of two routes in Iraq in the space of just two weeks, Qatar Airways will take its new start-ups in 2012 to six destinations, with further routes planned by the end of the year.
Qatar Airways’ passengers flying to Iraq from destinations across the Gulf, Europe, Indian subcontinent, Asia Pacific and The Americas have excellent connections via the airline’s Doha hub.
Over the next few months, Qatar Airways launches flights to a diverse portfolio of new routes – Perth, Australia (July 3); Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (July 25); Mombasa, Kenya (August 15); and Yangon, Myanmar (October 3).
Source: Qatar Airways