Qatar Airways Inaugurates Direct Flights to Antalya

Antalya, June 13 (QNA) - Qatar Airways' first direct non-stop commercial flight to Antalya touched down at Antalya Airport on Wednesday. The flight marks Qatar Airways' seventh gateway into Turkey, and is the third new Turkish route for the airline in 2018. The seasonal service to Antalya will be operated by an Airbus A320 until 30 September 2018. Qatar Airways now operates flights to seven destinations in Turkey, with separate services to Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen Airport (twice a day) and Istanbul Ataturk Airport (10 times a week), Adana Airport (three times a week), Hatay Airport (three times a week) and daily flights to Ankara. The award-winning airline launched direct services to Adana in September 2017 and to Hatay in February 2018. The new twice-weekly services to Bodrum and Antalya increase the airline's total weekly frequency to 82 flights a week between Turkey and the State of Qatar. Qatar Airways connects Turkey to more than 150 destinations via its award-winning Hamad International Airport (HIA), and also offers seamless connecting flights from the Far East, Australia, and Middle East and beyond. (QNA)