Qatar Airways Launches Flights to Prague

Doha, August 22 (QNA) - Qatar Airways' inaugural flight to Prague arrived Sunday, as the company continues to expand the number of its destinations in Eastern Europe. The Group's CEO Akbar Al Baker stressed in a press conference held today that the company will continue its expansion plan, as part of its commitment to attract more visitors from around the world to Prague. "Prague has long been a highly sought after destination by our passengers. We have listened to their requests and we have responded by proudly bringing them this daily service from our hub in Doha to the city of Prague. We are happy to support the Czech Republics tourism industry to grow to even greater heights by giving more global travelers the opportunity to visit this iconic city," Al Baker said. For his part, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Prague Airport Vaclav Rehor said that they expect the new route between Vaclav Havel Airport Prague and Hamad International Airport in Doha to be used by up to 90 thousand passengers a year. Qatar Airways is expediting its expansion in Eastern Europe, with service to Kyiv, Ukraine set to commence next week. Last month, the airline inaugurated its first service to Skopje, part of a significant network expansion of new destinations by Qatar Airways. The award-winning airline is committed to connect its passengers to more than 150 destinations on its global network via Hamad International Airport in Doha. Following the launch to Prague, the 2017 Airline of the Year, as awarded by Skytrax, will be adding flights to more exciting destinations on its network in 2017 and 2018, including Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Accra, Ghana; Canberra, Australia; Chiang Mai, Thailand; Chittagong, Bangladesh; San Francisco, United States; Mombasa, Kenya; and Utapao, Thailand. Qatar Airways will operate services to Prague with the Airbus A320, featuring 12 seats in Business Class and 120 seats in Economy Class. (QNA)