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
Apr 24, 2017, 12:56 pm
#76
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At last!!!! Can't wait ... fingers crossed that SFO gets the 359...
https://www.businesstraveller.com/bu...rdiff-flights/
Qatar Airways has announced plans to fly to Cardiff, along with a raft of new destinations including San Francisco, Cardiff, Malaga, Lisbon, Chittagong, Kiev and Mombasa.
The full list of 12 new destinations announced today is as follows:
San Francisco, US
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Utapao, Thailand
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Mykonos, Greece
Málaga, Spain
Accra, Ghana
Lisbon, Portugal
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Prague, Czech Republic
Kiev, Ukraine
Mombasa, Kenya
Qatar Airways has announced plans to fly to Cardiff, along with a raft of new destinations including San Francisco, Cardiff, Malaga, Lisbon, Chittagong, Kiev and Mombasa.
The full list of 12 new destinations announced today is as follows:
San Francisco, US
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Utapao, Thailand
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Mykonos, Greece
Málaga, Spain
Accra, Ghana
Lisbon, Portugal
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Prague, Czech Republic
Kiev, Ukraine
Mombasa, Kenya
Apr 24, 2017, 1:20 pm
#77
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Location: UK
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How much is Welsh Government paying Qatar to fly to Cardiff?
https://www.businesstraveller.com/bu...rdiff-flights/
Qatar Airways has announced plans to fly to Cardiff, along with a raft of new destinations including San Francisco, Cardiff, Malaga, Lisbon, Chittagong, Kiev and Mombasa.
The full list of 12 new destinations announced today is as follows:
San Francisco, US
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Utapao, Thailand
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Mykonos, Greece
Málaga, Spain
Accra, Ghana
Lisbon, Portugal
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Prague, Czech Republic
Kiev, Ukraine
Mombasa, Kenya
Qatar Airways has announced plans to fly to Cardiff, along with a raft of new destinations including San Francisco, Cardiff, Malaga, Lisbon, Chittagong, Kiev and Mombasa.
The full list of 12 new destinations announced today is as follows:
San Francisco, US
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Utapao, Thailand
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Mykonos, Greece
Málaga, Spain
Accra, Ghana
Lisbon, Portugal
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Prague, Czech Republic
Kiev, Ukraine
Mombasa, Kenya
Apr 24, 2017, 1:56 pm
#78
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Apr 24, 2017, 3:14 pm
#79
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Location: United Kingdom
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Apr 24, 2017, 3:28 pm
#80
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Which still is a subsidy. Other airports and regions have burned their fingers pulling off similar deals with Ryanair in the early 00s. That being said, a subsidy isn't immediately illegal and can be authorised in specific circumstances.
Apr 25, 2017, 2:05 pm
#81
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 9
new cardiff route 2018
can anybody tell me when the new cardiff route starts in 2018 and when they will be available to book . thanks
Apr 25, 2017, 2:18 pm
#82
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Location: CBG
Programs: QR Gold, BA silver
Posts: 352
Thats a really innovative choice of new destination
Apr 25, 2017, 2:33 pm
#83
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Posts: 145
Im sure Mykonos will be seasonal, maybe 3-4x a week. In the winter JMK only sees a couple daily ATH flights.
Interesting as this will be the 4th Middle-Eastern destination from JMK, after TLV, CAI, and BEY.
These flights will surely be favoured by all the Australian visitors!
Interesting as this will be the 4th Middle-Eastern destination from JMK, after TLV, CAI, and BEY.
These flights will surely be favoured by all the Australian visitors!
Apr 25, 2017, 2:50 pm
#84
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A subsidy is a sum of money. Its the airport which has offered a possible free landing charge. If the welsh gov was paying qatar then fair enough.
Apr 25, 2017, 3:22 pm
#85
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No landing fee and cheap service are the only reasons I can think of choosing cardiff over Bristol.
Im gussing belfast will be next UK destination in 2019
Im gussing belfast will be next UK destination in 2019
Apr 25, 2017, 3:24 pm
#86
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,944
leyton2002 welcome to the QR forum.
QR have just announced the route as being one of several that they are considering opening NEXT year! It is unlikely that all of them will actually open.
If Cardiff opens then it will be several months before it will appear in the timetables so patience is needed.
QR have just announced the route as being one of several that they are considering opening NEXT year! It is unlikely that all of them will actually open.
If Cardiff opens then it will be several months before it will appear in the timetables so patience is needed.
Apr 25, 2017, 3:50 pm
#87
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In the case of Cardiff airport the sole shareholder is the Welsh Government. Whether it's a direct cash subsidy, free or low cost landing/airport handling charges, marketing/sales assistance or whatever the net result is government funded incentives.
Apr 25, 2017, 4:01 pm
#88
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Bristol is restricted by having a short runway. Even 787's have to operate with weight limitations.
Longer term if Air Passenger Duty is devolved to Welsh Government there is the potential for departure taxes to be lower at Cardiff in the same way as Scottish Government plans for Edinburgh. Some logic would also make Belfast attractive.
Apr 26, 2017, 12:36 am
#89
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QR is searching for innovative routes to employ its growing fleet - I'm not sure where Cardiff sits in the pecking order ....
Apr 26, 2017, 2:50 am
#90
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Don't forget cargo potential due to longer runway.