Qatar Airways recently unveiled details of its new one-stop flights from nine Indian cities (currently operating from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad and Kozhikode and twice weekly operations from Nagpur) to Houston – the third US gateway (Washington DC and New York) of the carrier. The service will be introduced from March 30, 2009. With a flying time of 17 hours, the Doha – Houston route will be one of the world's longest non-stop flights and the longest for Qatar Airways' global network. The airline is going to deploy a 259-seat Boeing 777-200LR (Long Range) aircraft on the route with a seating capacity of 42 in Business-Class and 217 in Economy.
Talking about the new services to be launched, Naveen Chawla, Regional Manager – India, Qatar Airways said, “The Doha-Houston connectivity will provide improved air connectivity for Indians travelling to Latin America. Both Washington and New York connections are doing well from the Indian market, we look forward to receiving good response for the Doha-Houston route from India.” The airline is going to offer a configuration of 2-2-2 on Business-Class and 3-3-3 on Economy-Class. |