OREANDA-NEWS. Qatar Airways has announced frequency increases to destinations in Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific in preparation for the busy winter season.

Strong passenger demand and additional aircraft inducted to the fleet has prompted the Doha-based airline to add frequencies to its popular and growing routes. Highlights of the frequency increases are:

Ankara (Turkey)                4 flights a week from 3 beginning Sep 18
Belgrade (Serbia)            4 flights a week from 3 beginning Sep 18
Bucharest (Romania)     5 flights a week from 4 beginning Sep 17
Dubai (UAE)                   91 flights a week from 77 (13 daily flights) from Aug 1
Islamabad (Pakistan)    7 flights a week from 4 (daily flights) beginning Oct 27
Jakarta (Indonesia)       14 flights a week from 11 (double-daily flights) beginning Sep 1
Manama (Bahrain)         49 flights a week from 47 (7 times a day) beginning Sep 15
Moscow (Russia)           12 flights a week from 10 beginning Sep 3
Sofia (Bulgaria)               5 flights a week from 4 beginning Sep 17
Yangon (Myanmar)         7 flights a week from 3 (daily flights beginning Oct 27
The numerous increases in frequency on these routes will provide business and leisure passengers travelling to and from these destinations with more flexibility and greater choice to connect onto Qatar Airways’ extensive global network covering Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said that the increases will ensure that these popular routes grow from strength to strength.

“At Qatar Airways, we remain committed to opening up access to destinations that have great market potential. As we continue to expand our network and receive more aircraft, we will keep looking at opportunities to add capacity to our existing network and further strengthen our brand presence around the world,” said Al Baker.

On August 1st Qatar Airways increased its frequency on its very popular Doha – Dubai route with two additional daily flights, taking its capacity up to 13 services per day. Dubai has the highest frequency in the airline’s route network; this popular Gulf destination is served 91 times a week.

Flights to the Gulf region will see another increase as services to Manama in Bahrain will rise by seven to a total of 49 flights each week.

Expansion highlights also include one additional weekly flight to key European routes Ankara, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia and flights to Moscow will grow from 10 to 12 weekly flights.

Yangon, which was re-launched last October with three flights a week, will be upgraded to a daily non-stop service.

Another popular far-eastern route Jakarta will see increase in capacity from 11 to 14 flights a week, resulting in double-daily flights to the Indonesian capital city.

Qatar Airways will also be strengthening its commitment to Pakistan; the recent frequency increases to Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar will be supplemented by Islamabad moving from four weekly services to a daily service.

To make bookings or check schedules, visit www.qatarairways.com

Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 16 years of operations, currently flying a modern fleet of 129 aircraft to 129 key business and leisure destinations worldwide.

Qatar Airways has so far launched seven destinations this year – Gassim (Saudi Arabia), Najaf (Iraq), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Chicago (USA), Salalah (Oman), Basra (Iraq) and Sulaymaniyah (Iraq).  Over the next few weeks and months, the network will grow further with Chengdu, China (September 3), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (September 18), Clark International Airport, Philippines (October 27) and Philadelphia, USA (2 April 2014).