Qatar Airways Flights to Sydney 'Will Boost Tourism'

Doha, September 30 (QNA) - Non stop flights to Australian city of Sydney will 'significantly boost tourism and trade links', Qatar Airways said Wednesday. The Qatarian carrier starts daily nonstop flights from Doha to Sydney starting March 1, 2016. Sydney will be the third Australian city in its network. Currently, the Doha-based carrier operates daily non-stop flights to Melbourne and Perth with a total of 14 services each week. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said, "We are delighted to debut our daily Sydney flights next March. The expansion of our Australia services will boost trade and commercial links that exist between Qatar and Australia." We look forward to carrying more travellers to and from Australia across our global network, he added. The evening departure timings in both directions provide convenient travel times for passengers, and enhance connectivity to attractive business and leisure destinations across global network, the carrier said. (QNA)