Doha (TAN): Qatar Airways recently debuted its services in Portugal with a flight to the country’s capital Lisbon. The carrier deployed its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to operate the service.
The service is expected to give passengers travelling from Lisbon a wider variety of connections to choose from.
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Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “We are delighted to launch direct services to Lisbon, the latest addition to Qatar Airways’ rapidly expanding European network. Lisbon is renowned for its extensive history and culture, boasting a rich artistic and gastronomic heritage.”
“We look forward to welcoming business and leisure travellers alike on board so that they may experience this vibrant destination, one of the oldest capitals in Western Europe. The new route confirms our commitment to the Portuguese market and will provide passengers travelling from Lisbon access to Qatar Airways’ extensive global route network of more than 160 destinations around the world,” he added.
Qatar will operate daily direct flights to Lisbon from Doha using the Dreamliner, with 22 business class seats and 232 economy class seats.
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Lisbon is Qatar’s fourth new destination this summer. The other new destinations introduced by the airline were Izmir, Turkey, and Morocco’ Rabat, in May, and Malta and Davao, Philippines in June. As part of expansion plans, Qatar will fly to Mogadishu, Somalia in July, and Langkawi, Malaysia in October this year.
