Dec 9, 2016, 6:14 am
Last edit by: plunet
New destinations 2017.
Announced for 2017:-
AKL - Auckland started 5 February 2017
CNX - Chiang Mai starts 12th December 2017 4 times weekly
DLA - Douala starts 3 times weekly (Date TBA)
DUB - Dublin started 12 June 2017
KBP - Kiev Borispi - starts daily. From 28th August 2017. Link
KNO - Medan starts 4 times weekly (Date TBA)
LBV - Libreville starts 3 times weekly (Date TBA)
NCE - Nice started 4th July 2017 Link
OHS - Sohar starts 8th August 2017 Link
PRG - Prague started at relatively short notice on 21st August 2017 Link
SJJ - Sarajevo starts 4 times weekly on 31st October 2017. Link
SKP - Skopje started 17th July 2017 Link
TUU - Tabuk starts 19th June 2017 Link never started and would be suspended as of 6th June 2017.
YNB - Yanbu started 9th May 2017
Announced for 2018:
CBR - Canberra daily Starts 12th February 2018 via SYD. RoutesOnline
GIG - Rio de Janeiro starts 4 times weekly. Starts 30 January 2018.
LAS - Las Vegas starts
PEN - Penang, Malaysia, starts three weekly 6th February 2018. RoutesOnline,Press Release, Thread
SCL - Santiago starts 4 times weekly. Starts 30 January 2018.
UTP - U-Tapao Rayong Pattaya, starts four weekly 28 January 2018 Qatar Press Release
Lisbon and Lusaka were not mentioned in http://www.qatarairways.com/be/en/pr...17destinations.
New destinations 2016 can be seen here
New destinations 2015 can be seen here
New Destinations 2017
Aug 14, 2017, 6:46 am
#121
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Was wondering if there have been any more decisions on the Chiang Mai, Pattaya & Cardiff routes? I know they have been announced, but all have gone very quiet.
Aug 14, 2017, 6:56 am
#122
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 91
On 5 August the Bangkok Post reported an increase in the frequency of QR's flights to Krabi. In the margins of that announcement, QR reaffirmed its intention to fly to Chiang Mai, but notably did not reconfirm the previously announced start date of 31 October.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/tourism-and-transport/1300419/qatar-to-launch-daily-doha-krabi-flights
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/tourism-and-transport/1300419/qatar-to-launch-daily-doha-krabi-flights
Aug 16, 2017, 8:32 am
#124
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
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Qatar Airways today (16AUG17) opened reservation for planned Doha – Chiang Mai service, previously scheduled to launch on 16DEC16. The revised launch date is now set on 07DEC17, with Boeing 787-8 aircraft operating 4 times a week.
QR822 DOH2005 – 0600+1CNX 788 x135
Q.... CNX0710 – 1055DOH 788 x246
QR822 DOH2005 – 0600+1CNX 788 x135
Q.... CNX0710 – 1055DOH 788 x246
Edit: There is a bug. I quoted the return as QR 8 2 3 (space added..), but flyertalk replaces this with dots ...
Aug 16, 2017, 8:45 am
#125
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 262
Those QR822 arrival and departure times are terrible. From those coming from the EU, only the morning flights will be able to connect to it and then you arrive really early at Chiang Mai...
Aug 16, 2017, 8:59 am
#126
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Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
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Aug 16, 2017, 9:02 am
#127
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,948
Source: Routesonline
Edit: There is a bug. I quoted the return as QR 8 2 3 (space added..), but flyertalk replaces this with dots ...
Edit: There is a bug. I quoted the return as QR 8 2 3 (space added..), but flyertalk replaces this with dots ...
Thanks for spotting!
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Aug 16, 2017, 9:15 am
#128
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Aug 23, 2017, 2:22 am
#129
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 790
I am very interested to see how the Chiang Mai flight works out. I love the place, and I love the option of it being served directly by Qatar, I just wonder how many people are going to go there directly, versus starting in Bangkok.
Has anyone flown the Krabi route much? Curious how the loads are. That flight I can see getting lots of Europeans vacationers, as it gives the Finnair and Thomson flights some competition.
Has anyone flown the Krabi route much? Curious how the loads are. That flight I can see getting lots of Europeans vacationers, as it gives the Finnair and Thomson flights some competition.
Aug 23, 2017, 3:44 am
#130
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Accra
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Posts: 222
A friend I know owns a travel agency in Ghana and this is the email he received last night. Looks like the long anticipated ACC route will be starting soon!
Last edited by EK788; Aug 23, 2017 at 3:47 am Reason: Removed personal details of sender
Aug 24, 2017, 12:27 am
#131
Join Date: May 2014
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Two days ago flights to Chiang Mai were available from all European cities that I checked. Yesterday morning options for Chiang Mai had completely disappeared from Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm. Flights to Chiangmai are still bookable from London, Frankfurt, Rome, Venice, Madrid etc. Does anyone know why most of the Northern Europe options have gone?
Aug 24, 2017, 12:34 am
#132
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Last edited by orbitmic; Aug 24, 2017 at 12:42 pm
Aug 24, 2017, 1:54 am
#133
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Aug 24, 2017, 3:02 am
#134
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Location: Accra
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That's what I originally thought, however I verified that the sender's email address actually does belong to the Qatar Airways Nigeria sales office.
Aug 24, 2017, 12:43 pm
#135
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