Qatar Airways has started 2016 with an expansion programme across eastern Europe, enabling passengers to benefit from a wide range of additional flight options via Doha’s Hamad International Airport.
The further expansion by the award-winning airline into eastern Europe adds a further level of choice for passengers traveling from Croatia, Hungary, and Azerbaijan on the airline’s extensive global network.
Flights to Zagreb and Budapest would be increased to a 10-weekly service from a current daily service from April 3 and July 3, respectively, while flights to Baku will be increased to an 11-weekly service, also from a current daily scheduled flight, from March 27.
Qatar Airways is also launching new direct flights from Doha to Belgrade from March 16, a destination currently served by the airline via Sofia, enhancing the journey time to and from the Serbian capital on the four-times-a-week schedule.
Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar al-Baker said: “Qatar Airways is expanding rapidly, not only in terms of new places and our network offering, but also with the service we offer. Complementing our service in the skies are our transfer facilities at the state-of-the-art Hamad International Airport, coupled with the experience of flying on board one of the youngest fleets in the industry.”
In response to increasing demand, one of the airline’s double-daily services to Moscow Domodedovo International Airport is currently served with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which offers 122 more seats per departure than the A320 aircraft previously used for this flight.
The Qatar Airways Boeing 787 has 254 seats in total: 22 business class seats with a 1-2-1 configuration, and 232 economy class seats with a 3-3-3 configuration. All seats in business class recline at 180 degrees, turning into a fully-flat bed.
Meanwhile flights to Warsaw will be upgraded to the Airbus A330 aircraft from July 1, increasing seat capacity on the daily scheduled service from Doha. The Airbus A320 currently serves Warsaw and the second daily frequency service to Moscow.
Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 19 years of operation to the point where today it is flying a modern fleet of 175 aircraft to more than 150 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America, and South America.
For all Qatar Airways route services and connecting flights from Hamad International Airport, details are available on http://www.qatarairways.com/us/en/route-map.page.

Direct Yerevan flight soon
Qatar Airways has announced four-times weekly non-stop flights between Doha and Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, starting May 15.
The airline’s expanding global reach, including its newest US destinations in 2016 of Los Angeles, Boston, and Atlanta, and significant growth of its modern fleet, has enabled the airline to offer the new service to Armenia.
Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of Armenia and offers visiting business and leisure passengers a rich and diverse history.
Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar al-Baker said: “With the new service to Yerevan, Qatar Airways is again enhancing its worldwide footprint and expanding travel opportunities for business and leisure passengers alike.”
The airline will fly the A320 aircraft direct to and from Yerevan on the four-weekly schedule, featuring a two-class cabin configuration comprising of 12 seats in business class and 132 economy class seats.