Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways has announced plans to introduce a second daily service on its popular Singapore route.
The Doha-based airline currently operates daily flights from Doha to Singapore using its flagship Boeing 777 aircraft with the services continuing on to the Indonesian resort island of Bali.
Additional non-stop services between Doha and Singapore will be phased in from May 1 when the airline adds three weekly flights to its schedule. Three further weekly flights will be introduced from October 1. An extra flight will operate to Singapore from November 3, taking frequency up to double daily.
The new services will vastly improve connectivity for Qatar Airways’ passengers travelling to or from Singapore and onward within the airline’s expanding global network. Passengers will now have the option of a morning or evening departure from Doha or an evening and late night departure from Singapore.
Qatar Airways’ entire European network will connect with Singapore via Doha International Airport, with a minimum transit time of one hour. Connections with the airline’s Middle East network will also be enhanced for passengers transiting through Doha.
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said the addition of a second daily flight to Singapore was a key component of the airline’s growth strategy for the Far East.
“Singapore has been one of our best-performing routes in the entire region for a long time, with load factors consistently in the high 90s. The addition of a second daily service will allow Qatar Airways to grow the passenger market for inbound and outbound travel to Singapore,” said Al Baker.
“In 2010, Singapore experienced a record year in terms of economic growth and number of visitors to the city state. Qatar Airways is preparing to capitalise on these positive developments, which ultimately will translate to better services for passengers across our network.
“The Far East continues to be a key market for Qatar Airways. We see even greater potential to expand further into this region and are evaluating several new route options which we intend to launch over the next 18 months,” he added.
The airline’s existing daily service is operated using Boeing 777 aircraft with 42 flat bed seats in Business Class in a 2–2–2 configuration, and up to 293 seats in Economy Class in a spacious 3–3–3 layout with a seat pitch of up to 34 inches.
Qatar Airways’ second daily Singapore service will be operated using Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft in a two-class configuration of up to 30 seats in Business Class and 275 seats in Economy Class.
The DOHA – SINGAPORE schedules with effect from 1st May 2011 are:
Daily
Depart Doha QR638 at 0155 hrs, arrive Singapore 1505 hrs
Depart Singapore QR639 at 0225 hrs, arrive Doha 0515 hrs
Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
Depart Doha QR640 at 0700 hrs, arrive Singapore 1930 hrs
Depart Singapore QR641 at 2100 hrs, arrive Doha 2345 hrs The DOHA – SINGAPORE schedules with effect from 1st October 2011 are:
Daily
Depart Doha QR638 at 0155 hrs, arrive Singapore 1505 hrs
Depart Singapore QR639 at 0225 hrs, arrive Doha 0515 hrs
Mondays, Tuesdays Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
Depart Doha QR640 at 0700 hrs, arrive Singapore 1930 hrs
Depart Singapore QR641 at 2100 hrs, arrive Doha 2345 hrs The DOHA – SINGAPORE flights rise to DOUBLE DAILY with effect from 3rd November 2011 (Northern Winter flying season) following the introduction of the 7th additional frequency. Flight schedules to be advised later.
Globally, Qatar Airways has launched 13 new routes since February 2010 – Bengaluru (Bangalore), Copenhagen, Ankara, Tokyo, Barcelona, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Phuket, Hanoi, Nice, Budapest, Bucharest and Brussels. Two additional destinations will be launched over the next two months: Stuttgart (March 6) and Aleppo (April 6), the latter becoming the airline’s 100th destination.Qatar Airways has considerably expanded its operations in the Far East over the past 12 months, launching new services to Tokyo, Phuket and Hanoi, as well as boosting frequencies to Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Bali and Kuala Lumpur, while introducing its flagship Boeing 777 aircraft on several routes.
By 2013, Qatar Airways plans to serve over 120 key business and leisure destinations worldwide with a modern fleet of more than 120 aircraft. Today, the airline’s fleet stands at 94 aircraft, flying to 98 destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North and South America.
Notes to Editors
Qatar Airways was recently voted as third best airline in the world following the annual Skytrax survey of 18 million international passengers. In the survey, the airline was also voted as having the best Business Class service and catering in the world, as well as being honoured as the Best Airline in The Middle East for the fifth consecutive year.
Qatar Airways also became the first airline to receive the Staff Service Excellence Award for the Middle East. The new award replaces the Best Cabin Staff in the Middle East category, which Qatar Airways has won for the past seven years. The expanded category now includes airline staff at all passenger touch points, including onboard, reservations, check-in and airport personnel.
Qatar Airways has orders for 80 Airbus A350s, 60 Boeing 787s and 32 Boeing 777s, with deliveries of the latter having started in November 2007. The airline is one of the customers of the twin-deck Airbus A380 ‘super jumbos’ with five on order and scheduled for delivery from 2012, by which time the New Doha International Airport would have opened.
Source: Qatar Airways
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