Saturday, 28 November 2015

Qatar Airways launches direct flights to Sydney and Adelaide in March and May 2016

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
                  / KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals



Qatar Airways confirmed its first direct daily flight to Sydney from Doha debuts on 1 March 2016 while its direct daily service to Adelaide from Doha begins on 2 May 2016. The two Australian cities become the third and fourth destinations of Qatar Airways in Australia, joining current daily non-stop flights to Melbourne and Perth.

On 1 March 2016, Qatar Airways flight QR0908 departs from Doha for Sydney at 8.10 pm, arrives in Sydney the next day at 6.05 pm before leaving Sydney at 10.20 pm and arriving in Doha at 5.05 am under flight QR0909. Flights to Sydney are operated by the airline's Boeing B777-300ER jet.

On 2 May 2016, flight QR0914 leaves Doha at 8.35 pm, arrives in Adelaide at 4.25 pm before departing under flight QR0915 from Adelaide at 9.10 pm and touching down in Doha at 4.55 am local time on 3 May 2016. Flights to Adelaide from Doha are operated by Qatar Airways' Airbus A350-900 aircraft.

Qatar Airways Group CEO, Akbar Al Baker said, "Our launching of flights to Adelaide and Sydney in 2016 will provide even more choice for holidaymakers and business travellers to Australia, and also provide a strategic air link for travellers from Adelaide to the rest of the world."

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