Pictured on arrival following Qatar Airways’ inaugural fight to Faisalabad in Pakistan is the airline’s Vice President for the Indian Sub-continent, Ihab Sorial (seventh from right), together with flight crew staff and senior airport officials. PHOTO: QATAR AIRWAYS
The airline started four weekly passenger services to Sialkot on July 16 and a day later announced that it would also commence three weekly flights to Faisalabad.
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Qatar Airways Cargo had already been operating a direct freight service to Sialkot since 2008 because of the high volume of products, especially textiles, being exported from the city.
Further, the airline has announced that in a few weeks Multan will also join its Pakistan network with three flights a week starting from August 2. Qatar Airways already has Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and Peshawar on its list of destinations.
"Qatar Airways has a long-standing commitment to serve Pakistan and we are delighted to operate an exceptionally comprehensive route network covering the length and breadth of the country," said Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker.
“There are a significant number of Pakistani expatriates who are working in Qatar and the GCC. The launch of these new destinations will enable us to quickly meet the growing demand of these travellers,” he added.
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On the two new destinations, Sialkot and Faisalabad, the airline has decided to operate an Airbus A320 in a two-class configuration of up to 12 seats in Business Class and up to 132 in Economy Class.
Qatar Airways currently flies 45 times a week to four cities of Pakistan, with double daily flights to Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, and three weekly flights to Peshawar. Karachi was the first city in Pakistan where the airline launched its services in 1995, followed by Peshawar in 1998, Lahore in 1999 and Islamabad in 2004.
The airline currently operates a modern fleet of 162 aircraft, and with four new destinations (Multan, Abha, Ras Al Khaimah and Durban) soon to be launched, it will increase its global portfolio to 154 destinations across Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, North America and South America.
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