Cebu-Qatar flights relaunched
We want to help bring home our kababayans to their families and at the same time slowly jumpstart our economy
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu-Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) and GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) have relaunched its international flight from Cebu to Doha, Qatar.
MCIAA General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Atty. Steve Dicdican said that despite the challenges at the start of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the relaunching of Qatar Airways’ Cebu-Doha route “gives us hope to push forward and remain resilient through these tough times.”
The relaunching of the Doha service allows us to adhere to our commitment of offering more connectivity to the rest of the world.
“We want to help bring home our kababayans to their families and at the same time slowly jumpstart our economy,” Dicdican said.
The Cebu-Doha direct service will operate every Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday or three weekly flights from MCIA to Hamad International Airport with a Boeing 777-300 aircraft and a capacity of 42 business class seats and 312 economy class seats.
“The relaunching of the Doha service allows us to adhere to our commitment of offering more connectivity to the rest of the world,” said Andrew Acquuah- Harrison, GMCAC chief executive advisor, MCIA’s private operator.
“This also shows that despite the challenges of COVID-19, we continue to give passengers options to return to the Philippines or connect them to their destinations.”
With over 40 onward available connections to Africa, Europe and the Middle East, passengers from Cebu and Guangzhou will be able to enjoy the Best Airline in the World and the World’s Best Business Class Seat while also having access to the largest and broadest network in the region via Hamad International Airport, the Best Airport in the Middle East.
Qatar Airways in a statement said “We are delighted to be launching a new direct service to Cebu, offering our passengers another gateway into the Philippines. Being the airline that has never stopped flying since COVID-19 hit, it has been Qatar Airways’ mission to take people home safely during the pandemic, and we have helped more than two million people get home to their loved ones since February.”
“With over 40 onward available connections to Africa, Europe and the Middle East, passengers from Cebu and Guangzhou will be able to enjoy the Best Airline in the World and the World’s Best Business Class Seat while also having access to the largest and broadest network in the region via Hamad International Airport, the Best Airport in the Middle East,” says His Excellency Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive.