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Qatar Airways has confirmed plans to launch direct flights to Santorini and Dubrovnik in 2020.
Flights to Santorini, Qatar Airways’ fourth destination in Greece after Athens, Mykonos and Thessaloniki, are scheduled to begin on 20 May 2020. The flights to Dubrovnik, the airline’s second destination in Croatia after Zagreb, will start on 20 April 2020.
The seasonal flights to Santorini, Greece and Dubrovnik, Croatia will be operated by Airbus A320 aircraft featuring 12 seats in Business Class and 132 seats in Economy Class.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said: “We are pleased to announce Santorini, Greece and Dubrovnik, Croatia will be joining our global network in 2020. We are committed to offering our passengers as many seamless one-stop connection choices as possible. With the addition of these new routes, our network will expand to 170 passenger destinations, further consolidating our position as one of the world’s most connected airlines.”
The airline will also add 66 weekly frequencies to 20 existing destinations in its network due to strong market demand and the recent deliveries of more fuel-efficient aircraft. Osaka, Japan will join the airline’s network in 2020 with five weekly flights from 6 April and expanding to daily from 23 June 2020.
The following frequency increases are planned for 2020:
Europe
Adana, Turkey will increase from three to five weekly flights
Antalya, Turkey will increase from three to five weekly flights
Athens, Greece will increase from three to four daily flights
Belgrade, Serbia will increase from seven to 10 weekly flights
Bodrum, Turkey will increase from three to five weekly flights
Edinburgh, Scotland will increase from 10 to 14 weekly flights
Oslo, Norway will increase from 10 to 14 weekly flights
Venice, Italy will increase from seven to 11 weekly flights
Warsaw, Poland will increase from 14 to 18 weekly flights
Zurich, Switzerland will increase from 14 to 18 weekly flights
Africa
Maputo, Mozambique will increase from three to five weekly flights
Windhoek, Namibia will increase from five to seven weekly flights
Three of the seven weekly flights to Kigali, Rwanda to be delinked from Entebbe, Uganda and operate direct non-stop flights to each destination.
Daily service to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania will be delinked with non-stop direct daily flights to each destination.
Asia
Colombo, Sri Lanka will increase from four to five daily flights
Dhaka, Bangladesh will increase from three to four daily flights
Penang and Langkawi, Malaysia combined service will increase from five to seven weekly flights
