Qatar Continues Flight Operation

Qatar Airways said it is continuing to keeping the skies open and getting as many people home as possibly in the challenging times. “Our state-of-the-art aircraft with their advanced air filter systems, combined with strict bi o-security screening of our staff mean that we can continue operating a significant number off light store unite stranded passengers with their loved ones. “Our commitment to getting people home stepped up on 24 March with :10,000 extra seats added to its network; the provision of charter services to Europe and the US from Asia; the addition of extra flights to Paris, Perth and Dublin from Do ha and upgrading services to Frankfurt, London Heathrow and Perth with the addition of the Airbus A380 on thoseroutes”, theairlinesaid. The Do ha-based carrier said figures for the last seven days showed load factors of over 80 per cent for flights to the UK, France and Germany, with a fall to 36 per cent for outbound services from those countries, illustrating the demand for home ward travel. “Qatar Airways has fl own more than 100,000 passengers home in the last seven days while 72 percent of passengers carried on 24 March were nationals flying to their country of origin. “Working with embassies around the world, the airline has operated one-off services from destinations such as Phnom Penh, Denpasar, Manila and Kuala Lumpur to Europe. More than 5,000 passengers were flown home by these services over the last week, a number that is expected to more than triple over the next week. “Qatar Airways is currently operating flights to 75 destinations *, though this number may reduce as nations introduce tight er restrictions ”, it stated.