Qatar to fly to PHL
May 6, 2013, 7:22 am
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Qatar to fly to PHL
interesting choice! announced via twitter
http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2138275
sorry about the mobile link my phone wasn't letting me direct to main site!
http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2138275
sorry about the mobile link my phone wasn't letting me direct to main site!
May 6, 2013, 8:37 am
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I was in the press conference when Akbar Al Baker announced it.
Highlight of the session was, when asked how much he had in budget for sponsorship, he said that he did not want to tell the sponsors how deep his pockets were!
Highlight of the session was, when asked how much he had in budget for sponsorship, he said that he did not want to tell the sponsors how deep his pockets were!
May 6, 2013, 9:32 am
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May 6, 2013, 10:23 am
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Though I'd think that MIA, especially with all of the connections southward, or DFW would be better -- the AA feed would be nice considering they don't fly anywhere near DOH. Interesting choice. I hope that we see a west-coast city soon.
May 6, 2013, 10:47 am
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May 6, 2013, 1:02 pm
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Route is slated to start 01MAR2014 with a 77W. Addis Ababa will join the network on 18SEP13, followed by Clark on 28OCT13. Both Clark and Addis will be direct competition for EK, I'll be interested to see how QR does on all three routes, since PHL doesn't seem like a destination which can support a 77W year round, it seems like more of a 77L destination since PHL can't sustain any other Asian destination yet.
May 6, 2013, 2:00 pm
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Awesome news. Going to South East Asia via JFK & Middle East has been a royal pain for people from South Jersey/DE/Philadelphia Metro/SE Pennsylvania area.
I persoanlly tend to avoid European routes with kids. Finally I don't need to go to JFK/IAD/EWR and getting there is costly and PITA.
Can't wait.
I persoanlly tend to avoid European routes with kids. Finally I don't need to go to JFK/IAD/EWR and getting there is costly and PITA.
Can't wait.
May 6, 2013, 4:48 pm
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interesting choice! announced via twitter
http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2138275
sorry about the mobile link my phone wasn't letting me direct to main site!
http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2138275
sorry about the mobile link my phone wasn't letting me direct to main site!
I wasn't sure if the route is abandon.
May 7, 2013, 12:47 pm
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