Qatar Airways to operate out of Sharjah
From the UAE Khaleej Times(10/10):
"QATAR Airways will commence passenger flight operations from Sharjah International Airport on October 28 to European, Asian and Middle Eastern destinations, according to a Press release.
"It is the tremendous demand that is encouraging us to operate from Sharjah and we are sure the Sharjah International Airport will support our cause to the best possible extent," said Regional Manager of Qatar Airways Ali Al Rais.
Qatar Airways will operate two weekly flights, connecting international destinations like Frankfurt, London, Munich, Cairo, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Doha, Kuwait, Jeddah, Riyadh, Amman, Beirut, Sanaa, Mumbai, Trivandrum, Delhi, Karachi, Lahore, Dhaka, Khartoum etc, on Mondays and Thursdays.
The airline is operating with Airbus 320 and Airbus 300, equipped with state-of-art in-flight entertainment and shopping facilities. It has plans to add more flights in the future.
The Sharjah airport handles more than 1,000 passengers per day and is expecting a steady increase in traffic with the onset of winter. The Sharjah International Airport is witnessing a steady increase in passenger movement since the last quarter and more new airlines are planning to operate through the airport owing to the facelift given to it as a whole."