Qatar Airways is set to operate double-daily flights to Madinah from October 26.
Qatar Airways will launch an additional daily flight to Madinah from October 26 in a bid to expand its footprint in Saudi Arabia.
The additional service will increase the number of Qatar Airways’ weekly flights on the Doha-Madinah route from seven to 14 weekly services.
Qatar Airways has been continuing its expansion to Saudi Arabia since it began operating non-stop flights to Jeddah in 1997. Since then the airline has added Dammam, Riyadh, Madinah, Gassim, Ta’if, and Al Hofuf to its portfolio of destinations in the kingdom.
The airlines said growing passenger demand has prompted it to increase its flights to Madinah from five per week to daily flights in April this year. And the introduction of an extra daily service starting October 26 expands consumer and business demand on this route, it added.
Qatar Airways currently operates 79 weekly flights to Saudi Arabia, which will rise to 86 flights per week with the introduction of the additional flights to Madinah.
“We have been steadily growing our presence and services to Saudi Arabia,” said Qatar Airways Group chief executive officer Akbar al-Baker, adding that the additional daily flight will bring additional connectivity for passengers connecting from Asia, the Middle East, and other GCC countries.
“From Madinah, passengers will be able to travel seamlessly through our Doha hub to popular cities such as London, Paris, Bangkok, Hong Kong, New York, and Washington.”
The new additional flights will be operated with an Airbus A320 in a two-class configuration, with 12 seats in First Class and 132 in Economy Class, the airlines said.
