Qatar Airways to offer daily service to Australia

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Qatar Airways will be giving Emirates and Etihad Airways some competition in the near future, as it launches daily service from Doha to Sydney and Melbourne from the beginning of the summer, subject to approval by regulators.

The chief executive of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker, said that the new flights linking Qatar and Australia were part of the carrier’s ongoing expansion strategy.

According to the chief executive, additional aircraft orders will be announced at next month’s Paris Air Show, indicating the airline’s ambition to be a global carrier and its part in helping secure the economic and commercial future of the country.

Currently Qatar Airways has a fleet comprising 64 aircraft and another 200 on order, which includes 30 of Boeing’s delayed Dreamliners - worth around US$40 billion combined.

“In 2009 while airlines are shrinking, parking airplanes, reducing frequencies and networks, we are doing exactly the opposite,” Al Baker said.

Earlier this week, Emirates reported it would delay the delivery of some of the 777s it was planning to acquire next year, in order to protect its cash reserves and allow it the time to secure suitable financing.

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