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Mon, 08/05/2013 - 20:57
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Qatar Airways to Add Chengdu Route in September

Doha, August 05 (QNA) - Beginning September 3, 2013, Qatar Airways will begin thrice-weekly scheduled flights to and from Chengdu, a major economic centre of western China. The Doha - Chengdu route will celebrate 10 years of Qatar Airways services in China since 2003. Chengdu will join Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Chongqing as the airline's sixth gateway into China. Qatar Airways will operate three flights a week to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport using an Airbus A330 in a two-class configuration of up to 248 seats in Economy and up to 36 in Business Class. "The new service is part of the airline's commitment to boost services to the Far East and Asia Pacific," said Akbar Al Baker, Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways. "China is one of our key markets and we are excited to further expand our footprint in China, allowing us to provide greater options for business and leisure travellers ready to take advantage of new flights to and from another entry point in China." "We are pleased to introduce Chengdu as our sixth and newest China's gateway and look forward to welcoming travellers from Chengdu to fly with us to many parts of the world and, similarly welcome visitors from around the world to this great city," continued Al Baker. Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 16 years of operations, currently flying a modern fleet of 125 aircraft to 128 key business and leisure destinations worldwide. (QNA)

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