Manchester flights confirmed
From the UAE "Gulf NEws"(12/3):
"Qatar Airways, which operates 43 flights a week from the UAE, will launch flights to Manchester next month.
From April 2, the national carrier will fly four times a week to Britain's third largest airport, taking its schedule to the UK from 11 flights to 15 a week.
Manchester will become Qatar Airways' 40th destination. Qatar Airways will fly to Manchester from Dubai on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
On Tuesday and Saturday, flight QR115 will leave Dubai at 11.45 pm and land in Doha for the connecting non-stop flight to Manchester - QR041 - which will leave at 1.25 am on Wednesday and Sunday and reach Manchester at 6.25 am.
On Monday and Thursday, flight QR101 will leave Dubai at 10.30 am and reach Doha for the connecting flight to Manchester - QR043 - which will depart at 12.35 am and land in Manchester at 5.55 pm.
Qatar Airways will fly from Abu Dhabi to Manchester four times a week. On Monday and Thursday, flight QR125 will leave Abu Dhabi at 10.55 am to Doha for the connecting QR043 service to Manchester.
On Saturday and Tuesday, flight QR129 will leave Abu Dhabi at 11.40 pm for the connecting Doha-Manchester QR041.
"Qatar Airways' customers can now enter the UK via Heathrow or Manchester," said Ali Al Rais, regional manager of the airline.
Qatar Airways will initially use a twin-engine, wide-body Airbus A300-600R aircraft on the Doha-Manchester route, with 224 seats in three classes.
The service will have 12 seats in first, 18 in business and 194 in economy classes. The airline, which flies to 39 destinations in Africa, Europe and Asia, has drafted an ambitious growth plan under the stewardship of Akbar Al Baker, chief executive.
It aims to increase destinations to over 50 and double fleet strength in next two years."