Qatar Airways debuts new A350 on Doha- Heathrow service
Qatar Airways has started flying the new-generation Airbus A350 between Heathrow and Doha. The aircraft joins the airline’s
Airbus A380, Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 aircraft currently operating the route. The A350 is configured with 36 seats in business class
INFLIGHT CHIC: Etihad Airways has unveiled a new range of limited-edition collectable amenity kits for business-class passengers. The kits are themed around cities on the Etihad network, with individual designs and Luxe City Guides showcasing destinations including New York, Sao Paolo and Rome. In addition to a sleep pack and dental pack, the kits will also feature ‘comfort kits’ from London-based skincare brand Scaramouche + Fandango, including facial moisturiser and lip balm.
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and 247 seats in economy. Qatar Airways was the global
launch customer for the A350 XWB in January 2015 and currently operates 11 of the aircraft, with a further 69 on order. Qatar Airways group chief
executive Akbar Al Baker said: “The Qatar Airways Airbus A350 is one of the most-advanced aircraft in our fleet. It is only right that it serves one of our six daily scheduled
flights from Doha to London.”
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BA introduces seven routes from Heathrow
Phil Davies
phil.davies@travelweekly.co.uk
British Airways has added a string of European routes from Heathrow and bolstered its regional connections through a codeshare agreement.
Seven new leisure destinations
will be served with twice-weekly flights from the airline’s main London hub. The new routes are Murcia in Spain, Tallinn in Estonia and Nantes in France, all starting on March 28; Montpelier, starting on May 3; Brindisi in Italy and Zante in Greece, from June 3; and Pula in Croatia on July 1. The carrier also revealed it will
offer Wi-Fi internet access on its short-haul flights from 2017. The new short-haul routes
follow already-announced flights to New Orleans from March 27 and Santiago in Chile from January 4. However, a service to Chengdu
in China is being dropped. BA is also introducing flights
from Gatwick to Oakland, which is half an hour from San Francisco, four days a week from March 28, from £189 one-way. Meanwhile, a codeshare
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The weekly frequency of all BA’s new services to European cities
agreement with Qatar Airways has been expanded to include domestic flights from Heathrow to Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle. Qatar Airways will also codeshare on a number of short-haul routes from Heathrow, including Dublin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Luxembourg, Basel, Bilbao, Malaga, Ibiza, Palma, Lisbon, Faro and Billund. The deal follows BA and Qatar
Airways – a shareholder in the UK carrier’s parent International Airlines Group – starting a joint business agreement between Heathrow and Doha. Qatar Airways group chief
executive Akbar Al Baker said: “We are pleased to further strengthen our relationship with the announcement of these additional
codeshare flights across Europe.”
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