Qatar Airways has launched non-stop flights between Doha and Jakarta for the first time to meet growing demand…
Qatar Airways has launched non-stop flights between Doha and Jakarta for the first time to meet growing demand for direct services.
Two of the airline’s seven weekly flights between both cities now operate non-stop. The remaining five flights will continue to be served via the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
From the beginning of the summer flying programme on March 27, 2005, two additional flights bound for Indonesia will operate non-stop taking the number of direct services between the two capitals to four-a-week.
The new schedules will ensure Qatar Airways offers improved connections for passengers travelling to and from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said the new non-stop services reflected the airline’s commitment to provide improved flights between its Doha hub in the State of Qatar and the Indonesian capital.
“Indonesia is one of our best-selling markets in south-east Asia and we are pleased to be able to offer non-stop services to Jakarta for the first time,” he said.
“Non-stop ensures we provide shorter flying times making it more convenient for our passengers. Qatar is home to many Indonesians and there are strong trade links and traffic between both countries, which makes our non-stop flights even more viable.
“We hope to eventually operate all our Jakarta flights non-stop over time.”
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