Qatar Airways Begins Fifth Flight To Heathrow

Qatar Airways  has announced plans to commence fifth daily flight between Doha and London Heathrow from March 25, 2012.

The Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Akbar Al Baker said the additional service on the highly popular route would increase the capacity from 28 to 35 flights each week, adding that flight time had been scheduled to offer more convenient connections from the Doha hub to the carrier’s route network across Asia pacific.

According to him, Flight QRO75 departs Doha at 0635 every day and arrives in London Heathrow at 1200hr local time. The return flight QR076 leaves London Heathrow at 1600 hrs and arrives in Doha at 0050 hrs local time the following day.

He said that the flagship Boeing 777 long-haul aircraft would be deployed on the new service with a capacity of 42 seats in Business class, featuring lie-flat beds, and 27 seats in Economy.

He noted that the additional capacity reflected the growing importance of London to the airline’s international operations.

Meanwhile, Arik Air has resumed flight operations from Abuja to Heathrow London.

The airline had on October 28, this year suspended its operations on the route as a result of the imbalance in Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and the United Kingdom.

The Abuja Regional Manager of Arik Air, Itamza Bukar said the resumption of the airline’s operations on the route was a victory for Nigerians.