Qatar Airways to launch one-stop flights to New York’s JFK Airport

Qatar Airways yesterday unveiled details of its new one-stop flights from nine gateway cities across India to New York with the introduction of the airline’s daily JFK service starting of the winter schedules from 26th of this month. Operating via Doha, the new JFK flights will offer Qatar Airways’ passengers from all over India one of the quickest and most convenient journeys to America’s financial capital. The airline currently operates 58 flights a week from nine cities in India with early morning arrivals into Doha and convenient onward connections to the United States of America. In addition to the New York JFK services, Qatar Airways will offer connections on its daily non-stop Washington flights from Doha to Indian passengers beginning from March 30, 2009. The airline will introduce its third US route, linking America’s energy capital of Houston with Qatar, the energy capital of the Middle East.

Akbar Al Baker, Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Airways said, “Qatar Airways’ India operations are among the most successful in our international network, having virtually doubled capacity between India and Doha over the past three years.