Qatar Airways to fly to US from 6 indian cities

Mumbai, May 31 (UNI) Eyeing a whopping 40 per cent yearly growth in passenger turn out, Qatar Airways today announced launch of flights to New York and Washington from six Indian cities via Doha.

Indian flyers from Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai airports will benefit from the expanded schedules.

The flights to US have come from Qatar airways close on the heels of launching international services to major centers-- Lagos, Bali, Ho Chi Minh City and Chennai.

The addition of New York to the Airways' international destinations is to be started by June 26, while services to Washington DC will begin from July 19, said India Regional Manager Naveen Chawla.

''We look forward to facilitate business class passengers to get easy reach to US destinations. The flight fares will be competitive as compared to rest of the airlines'', he said.

The New York carrier will operate via Geneva, which is the airline's second destination in Switzerland after Zurich.

The airline will fly four-times-a-week between Doha and New York and is planning to add Nagpur and Ahmedabad to its growing network by the end of this year.

''With the completion of ongoing network expansions, we have aimed 40-41 per cent growth in year-to-year passenger turn out. The ever expanding number of flyers has opened up tremendous growth opportunities in the Industry.'', he added.

Qatar airways has currently 57 Airbuses under its fleet flying across 75 destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Far East and Indian sub-continent.

UNI