Qatar Airways increases capacity to Dhaka

An extra two scheduled flights a week have been launched, operating on Tuesdays and Saturdays, to take frequency up from five services. The new schedules mean greater connection opportunities to Europe, Middle East and Africa over Qatar Airways' hub in Doha, capital of the State of Qatar in the Arabian Gulf.

Qatar Airways is continuing to use its state-of-the-art Airbus A330 on the route, with a two-class cabin of 22 seats in Business and 259 in Economy. The extra capacity on the route follows the conclusion of bilateral discussions in Dhaka recently where a high level delegation of government officials from Qatar and Bangladesh held talks about increasing trade between both countries.

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said he was delighted to see additional flights serving the Bangladeshi community in Qatar and Bangladesh. "The breakthrough in the bilaterals between our two governments enables us to now serve Dhaka with a greater number of flights and this is good news for the travelling public as it offers more choice and greater options to fly to destinations further afield," he said.

"The increased capacity on the Dhaka route is a major commitment by Qatar Airways to enhance our service levels, and we look forward to renewing business with existing customers and welcoming new passengers on our flights." Qatar Airways previously had traffic rights to operate four flights a week between Doha and Dhaka. A fifth service has been operating under a codeshare agreement with Biman Bangladesh.

The airline currently operates scheduled flights from Doha to 66 destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Indian subcontinent and the Far East. The Indian capital New Delhi became the newest destination to join Qatar Airways' rapidly expanding route network on July 14, with Nairobi due to follow on November 15.