Qatari national carrier, Qatar Airways has announced it will be adding six extra flights per week between Doha and Manila from October 26, 2015.
Following an expanded Air Service Agreement signed between the State of Qatar and the Republic of the Philippines, the Doha-based carrier will now operate a full twice-daily service to Manila, in addition to its daily flights between Clark and Doha.
The route is currently operated by a Boeing 777, featuring 24 Business Class seats, and 356 seats in Economy eight-times-weekly, though the increased frequency will see the service operating twice daily every day apart from Sunday, which already has an existing twice-daily Qatar Airways flight.
The additional frequency will depart Doha at 08:30am, arriving into the capital of the Philippines at 22:15pm. The return journey will depart Manila at 23:59pm, arriving into Doha at 05:05am the following day.
“The increase in flight frequencies on the Doha–Manila route serves to further strengthen commercial and trade links between our two countries and we are delighted to be able to provide our Philippines-based passengers with greater connectivity options when they choose to fly with Qatar Airways,” said Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Mr Akbar Al Baker.
Qatar Airways, which was recently crowned Airline of the Year at the 2015 annual Skytrax World Airline Awards currently flies a modern fleet of 162 aircraft to 148 business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.
Routes Asia 2016 will take place in Manila, hosted by the Philippine Department of Tourism, from 6 – 8 March 2016.
Routes Asia forms the essential event for all aviation based companies who wish to conduct business to, from and within the region. The event brings together a range of airlines, airports and tourism authorities, including some of the largest carriers from the whole Asian region.
Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport has recently received an upgrade to its Terminal 1 and the construction of an elevated highway linking the Terminal 1, 2, and 3 to the Skyway and Manila Bay is also on-going and is expected to be completed by 2016. The airport, which is linked to 52 international destinations by over 30 airlines, has four terminals which handle more than 30 million passengers per annum.
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