Qatar Airways - New Routes 2010

[A300Man]

Announced today: Tokyo, Bangalore and Ankara.

Qatar Airways Announces New Routes For 2010 | Qatar Airways Press Release (http://www.qatarairways.com/global/en/newsroom/archive/press-release-20Dec09.html)

Additionally, on 27th December 2009, QR also confirmed to commence operations to Copenhagen (A319LR) and Barcelona (A332) during 2010.

Can't wait for BCN!

[Fubaliera]

So the question is, will bangalore be a layover or turn around

[A300Man]

Edit: CPH will be 4 x weekly on the A319. BCN will be daily on a mixture of A333 and A332.

[Fubaliera]

How do you know bcn will be on the 330

[QatarA340]

Will BCN be nonstop?

[Fubaliera]

Its BCN not Bos so what does that have to do with it

[QatarA340]

^^ ????? What ??????

[jeturme]

Hi A300 man

Do you know if Qr will re-hire?

I worked for them back in 2002, I miss it...

[Fubaliera]

Are you from Puerto Rico

[Fubaliera]

Europe is Airbus but the 777 will take over kul, jnb and hk as per the reservation system.

[jeturme]

de Espana senor

[A300Man]

I guess A340's question was because there is a slight possibility (speculation) that the initial months of BCN will be via MAD or FCO as extension. However, I expect it to be direct.

QR does re-hire in certain cases, as long as you didn't leave under a cloud. LOL.

As for 777 operations to Europe - one of the daily LHR rotations will be on a 77W starting in January. (I believe it's the rotation that ultimately departs from LHR at 0755hrs daily, in a two class operation).

[MAN330-300]

Yes the 777 is loaded in for some services from LHR. There is no F class however business class has a flat bed. Sydney should hopefully also join the network this year. I noticed that EK are starting a service to AMS.

[Baron buzz]

Where does the 777 currently fly at the moment?

[A300Man]

77W - MNL / BKK / SIN / DPS / IAD / IAH (stand-in) / DXB / AUH / KWI / CAI / JFK / BOM / BAH

77L - MNL* / BKK* / SIN*** / DPS*** / DXB / IAH / MEL / CAI / DEL / BAH / KWI / MLE** / MAN***


* commencing Jan 2010
** once only on a proving flight
*** stand-in aircraft recently

[Baron buzz]

Cheers A300 Man,

What does a typical roster look like on the 777? What is the average length of each trip and how many days per month are yours in Doha?

I'm just after a rough idea really.

Thanks again,

BB

[patanegra]

Does anyone know about GRU or GIG?

Tks

[Captain Oryx]

"Does anyone know about GRU or GIG?"

I think they are in South America.:}

Sorry, couldn't resist.:)

[gmezzi]

Captain Oryx, chek your PM:ok:

[MAN330-300]

The 777 is not on the LHR route just yet. No talk of South America destinations just yet.

[Homo Ludens]

The 777 LHR was an one-off. So was a MCH some time ago. They had a spare aircraft, so it flew to LHR and back. One svcheduled flight to LHR daily shows on the summer'10 timetable.
Cheers!

[Daft Wader]

The B777 will op around 10 rotations to LHR during Jan 2010.

May the farce be with you

Daft Wader

:ok:

[safelife]

Give us back RGN please...

[4krew]

GRU will start at Oct 2010 DOH GRU BUE

[Homo Ludens]

Lots of good friends would be extremely happy to see this happening. But the rumor has been circulating since '05, if not earlier... Insh'alla', I guess...
Cheers!

[A300Man]

Doha to GRU and EZE announced today and posted on another site (thanks for use of the data).

EFF 30MAY

QTR921 - DOH ETD 0300LT - ETA GRU 1700LT - ETD GRU 1840LT - ETA EZE 2130LT - Daily - 77L

QTR922 - EZE ETD 0035LT - ETA GRU 0325LT - ETD GRU 0440LT - ETA DOH 1840LT - Daily - 77L


Once again, thanks to the original source. Great news for Qatar!

[Time2go]

Those times are way off...

EK 261 leaves DXB at 1030am LT and arrives GRU at 1930LT same day and
EK 262 leaves GRU at 0140am LT and arrives DXB at 2200LT next day

How can QR times be that as quoted above...:=

[StandAlone]

Just to correct the DEP time from DOH to GRU
Flt 921 will be at 0800LT instead of 0300LT
The rest stands the same like A300 posted

Cheers

[A300Man]

Apologies for the type in the GRU post above.

Other corrections / updates:

BCN will operate on A319LR instead of A330.
All China routes will operate on 77W from summer season (expect HKG on A332).
All ZA routes (presently JNB and CPT) will ops on 77W from summer season.
LHR will no longer feature certain services on 77W as planned. Now revert to all Airbus.

[jaarrgh]

I guess it varies from time to time but do any of you guys know the current routes for the 330?
Many thanks.

[A300Man]

Jaargh,

Qatar's A330's (-200 and -300's) can be found servicing EVERY route on the network either routinely as timetabled, or occassionally as back-up. It's probably easier for us to list the routes that definitely do NOT use the A330 and, for the moment, these are as follows:

TXL / JFK / IAH / MEL / IAD / NBO / MCT / SAH

Some of the routes on which the A320 series predominates, but which occassionally are served by the 330 (and even 777 and 346), are:

NBO / SEZ / COK / ATH / GOI / AMQ / SAH / DAR / IKA / MCT / AUH / most other India routes except BOM and DEL.

[A300Man]

Sofia, Bulgaria will be QR's latest "Eastern European" destination and will come online from October 2010.

[fordexplorer]

Can't wait. Will be trying out CPH - DOH - DXB soon. My first time with QR.

[andrewmitchelin]

Hi all,

Iam due to join Qatar in the not to distant future and would be grateful if anyone could post a comprehensive list of routes operated by the A320 fleet.
I have had a look at all the previous threads and listed the destinations mentioned but not sure whether this is an exhaustive list or not!? Would just satisfy my cauriousity, thats all!....Thanks in advance,

Mitch.:ok::ok:

[sacul12]

Official: Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires effective 24th June 2010 B77L


ORIG DEST STD STA
QR921 DOH GRU 7:40 16:00
QR921 GRU EZE 17:15 20:05
QR922 EZE GRU 23:05 1:55+1
QR922 GRU DOH 3:10+1 23:10+1

[A300Man]

Qatar Airways will shortly be upping its 4 weekly A319 services to CPH to a daily A330. The service started effective summer 2010 and QR is also evaluating to start services to Oslo, Norway.

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/58922...-copenhagen-using-larger-aircraft-

Other updates on QR include

* Launch of flights to BGW, EBL, NJF this winter.

* MXP, MAD getting upgraded to a B77W in winter 2010.

* Launch of Sofia, Bulgaria.

(Many thanks indeed to Ojas for providing this data and use of the link. Many thanks indeed.)

[Iver]

Any word on potential 787 routes?

[loc22550]

BCN should start end of june: A-319
Any new indian sector for the 320!??:}:ugh:

[behramjee]

There is no commercial justification what so ever for QR to increase capacity to MXP in particular from a 305 seater A 333 to a 335 seater B 77W when the operating costs of an A 333 on this medium haul sector is more economical against a B 77W.

The same I can say for MAD especially in the low season i.e. IATA W10.

[Fubaliera]

<they have to send the 777 somewhere, so they can send the 333 to India along with the 320s