DAVAO CITY – Qatar Airways has launched its inaugural flight to Davao City in southern Philippines and will operate once a week with a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class.
Alan Timbayan, the Philippine Ambassador to the State of Qatar, and Marwan Koleilat, Qatar Airways Senior Vice President Asia Pacific, joined the inaugural flight to Davao.
Koleilat said: “The Philippines is an important destination for us, with 50 weekly passenger flights to and from Qatar and we are delighted to now be able to connect travellers directly to Davao, one of the busiest in the Philippines. We are confident that leisure travellers will find much to enjoy in this charming city.”
Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, said: “Qatar Airways is very proud to extend its reach into the Philippines by launching our third gateway into this beautiful country. The inclusion of Davao into our global network further demonstrates our commitment to the Far East region, a highly important market for Qatar Airways. With 50 weekly passenger flights to and from the Philippines, we take great pride in our role of enabling trade and connecting international businesses.”
Rex Obcena, Davao International Airport Manager, has welcomed the inaugural flight. “We look forward to welcoming all passengers on Qatar Airways’ weekly return flights,” he said, adding, the local airport is one of the busiest in the country.
With numerous beaches and resorts, Davao is the largest city outside of Manila and the fourth largest in the country in terms of population, with over 1.4 million residents. The Philippines is an important air freight market for Qatar Airways, with the carrier’s cargo arm offering a weekly capacity of 350 tons each way on the Doha-Manila-Doha route and 70 tons on the Doha-Clark-Doha route.
With the introduction of flights from Doha to Davao and Doha-Clark-Davao-Doha effective June 18, travellers and exporters now have direct connection to destinations in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas via Doha.
A multiple-award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was named ‘World’s Best Business Class’ by the 2018 World Airline Awards, managed by international air transport rating organization Skytrax.
It was also named ‘Best Business Class Seat’, ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’, and ‘World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge’. Qatar Airways currently operates a modern fleet of more than 250 aircraft via its hub, Hamad International Airport (HIA) to more than 160 destinations worldwide.
In addition to its service to Davao, Qatar Airways has launched an array of exciting new destinations recently, including Mombasa, Kenya; Izmir, Turkey and Malta to name just a few. The airline will add a number of new destinations to its extensive route network in the second half of 2019, including Lisbon, Portugal; Mogadishu, Somalia and Langkawi, Malaysia. (Malou Cablinda)
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