Qatar Airways to launch direct flights to Da Nang this December
Qatar Airways will launch direct flights to Da Nang starting December 19 as the third Vietnamese destination on the award-winning airline’s rapidly expanding global network.
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Qatar Airways will launchdirect flights to Da Nang starting December 19 as the third Vietnamesedestination on the award-winning airline’s rapidly expanding global network.
The airline said in a statement on September 6 that it willoffer four-times weekly flights with a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, featuring 22seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Bakersaid: “We are delighted to announce the launch of our newest gateway toVietnam, the beautiful city of Da Nang. This new direct route demonstrates ourcommitment to expanding our presence in the Far East, a highly-important marketfor Qatar Airways."
Qatar Airways began direct services to HCM Cityin 2007, and launched its Hanoi service in 2010. Currently, theairline provides twice-daily direct flights to Vietnam’s capital city and 10times weekly flights to HCM City.
The launch of direct flights to Da Nang followed the newlyannounced service to Gothenburg, Sweden. As part of its continued expansionplans, Qatar Airways plans a host of new destinations throughout 2018,including Gothenburg, Tallinn (Estonia) and Valletta (Malta).
In October 2017, Qatar Airways announced its interlinepartnership with Vietnam-based Vietjet Air, allowing Qatar Airways’ passengersto travel to and from points in Vietnam not served directly by Qatar Airwaysusing a single reservation across both airlines’ networks.
Da Nang, one of the major cities in Vietnam, hosted 6.6million tourists including 1.67 million foreigners in 2017.
The city expects the new air route will help promote trade,investment and tourism between the central region and the Middle East.-VNS/VNA
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At Da Nang International Airport (Photo: VNA) 
