{"id":6419,"date":"2017-07-27T12:45:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T12:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/?p=6419"},"modified":"2017-07-27T12:45:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T12:45:41","slug":"qatar-airways-boosts-colombo-service-to-four-daily-non-stop-flights-from-1-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/?p=6419","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Airways Boosts Colombo Service To Four Daily Non-Stop Flights From 1 August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"qatar\"<\/a>Award-winning airline continues to demonstrate strong growth and expansion as passenger demand increases
\nWeekly capacity to and from Colombo route increased by 20 per cent July 17, 2017
\nJuly 26, 2017
\nDOHA, Qatar\u00a0\u2013 Qatar Airways has announced it will introduce a fourth daily non-stop service\u00a0from Doha to Colombo from 1 August, 2017. In addition two of the four daily flights will be serviced by the B777-300ER aircraft to accommodate the increased travel demand to and from Sri Lanka.
\nThe increased frequency and aircraft upgauge will boost overall capacity to and from Colombo by 3,136 seats weekly, a 20 per cent increase from current weekly capacity.
\n\bQatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: \u201cWe are delighted to be able to cater to the buoyant leisure and business travel demand by increasing our frequency and capacity to Colombo, the gateway to Sri Lanka and one of the most vibrant cities in South Asia. Besides our acclaimed inflight service, our passengers can now also enjoy our modern B777 aircraft when they travel with us on our non-stop service to Doha and onward to destinations in Europe, Americas and the Middle East. The additional frequency will provide passengers with even greater flexibility and convenience when planning their next trip with Qatar Airways.\u201d
\nSri Lanka\u2019s Minister of Tourism Development the\u00a0Hon. John Amaratunga said: \u201cTourism is expected to be one of Sri Lanka\u2019s major growth engines as we seek to further strengthen our economy. Sri Lanka, Asia\u2019s leading destination for 2017, has a wealth of places waiting for travellers to discover. With the support of major carriers like Qatar Airways which has invested additional capacity, we are confident that Sri Lanka can achieve the target of 2.5 million tourists this year.\u201d
\nThe Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER features 24 Business Class seats and 388 seats in Economy Class. Besides a spacious environment throughout the entire aircraft, passengers across both cabins can enjoy up to 3,000 entertainment options throughout their journey with Qatar Airways extensive Oryx One collections.
\nBusiness Class passengers can relax in their comfortable, fully-flat beds with 78 inches of seat pitch. The on-demand \u00e0 la carte menu service, luxurious Bric\u2019s amenity kits coupled with Qatar Airways cabin crew\u2019s renowned Arabian hospitality will ensure passengers arrive at their destination feeling refreshed and energised.
\nQatar Airways has received a number of accolades this year, including\u00a0Airline of the Year\u00a0by the prestigious 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards, which was held at the Paris Air Show. This is the fourth time that Qatar Airways has been given this global recognition as the world\u2019s best airline. In addition to being voted Best Airline by travellers from around the world, Qatar\u2019s national carrier also won a raft of other major awards at the ceremony, including\u00a0Best Airline in the Middle East,\u00a0World\u2019s Best Business Class\u00a0and\u00a0World\u2019s Best First Class Airline Lounge. Now in its\u00a0twentieth year of operations, Qatar Airways has a modern fleet of 200 aircraft flying to business and leisure destinations across six continents.<\/p>\n

DOH- CMB Daily Flights
\nFlight number Scheduled time of departure Scheduled time of Arrival QR 664 02:10 09:55 QR 654 08:00 15:45 QR 668 18:00 01:45+1 QR 662 \u2013 new 18:50 02:55+1
\nCMB-DOH Daily Flights
\nFlight number Scheduled time of departure Scheduled time of Arrival QR 665 11:25 14:00 QR 655 21:20 23:59 QR 669 03:10 05:45 QR 663 \u2013 new 03:55 06:45
\nAbout Qatar Airways<\/p>\n

Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, is celebrating 20 years of Going Places Together with travellers across its more than 150 business and leisure destinations. The world\u2019s fast growing airline will add a number of exciting new destinations to its growing network in 2017\/18, including Dublin, Nice, Skopje, Sarajevo and many more, flying passengers on board its modern fleet of 200 aircraft.
\nA multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was recently named Airline of the Year by the 2017 World Airline Awards, managed by international air transport rating organisation Skytrax. It was also named World\u2019s Best Business Class,\u00a0Best Airline in the Middle East, and World\u2019s Best First Class Airline Lounge.
\nQatar Airways is a member of the\u00a0oneworld global alliance. The award-winning alliance was named the World\u2019s Best Airline Alliance 2015 by Skytrax for the third year running. Qatar Airways was the first Gulf carrier to join global airline alliance,\u00a0oneworld, enabling its passengers to benefit from more than 1,000 airports in more than 150 countries, with 14,250 daily departures.
\nOryx One, Qatar Airways\u2019 in-flight entertainment system offers passengers up to 3,000 entertainment options from the latest blockbuster movies, TV box sets, music, games and much more. Passengers flying on Qatar Airways flights served by its B787, A350, A380, A319 and select A320 and A330 aircraft can also stay in touch with their friends and family around the world by using the award-winning airline\u2019s on-board Wi-Fi and GSM service.
\nQatar Airways proudly supports a range of exciting international and local initiatives dedicated to enriching the global community that it serves. Qatar Airways, the official FIFA partner, is the official sponsor of many top-level sporting events, including the FIFA 2018 and 2022 World Cups, reflecting the values of sports as a means of bringing people together, something at the core of the airline\u2019s own brand message – Going Places Together.
\nQatar Airways Cargo, the world\u2019s third largest international cargo carrier, serves 60 exclusive freighter destinations worldwide via its world-class Doha hub and also delivers freight to more than 150 key business and leisure destinations globally with 200 aircraft. The Qatar Airways Cargo fleet includes eight Airbus A330 freighters, 12 Boeing 777 freighters and one Boeing 747 freighter.<\/p>\n

For further information, please contact:
\nQatar Airways Group, Corporate Communications Department
\nTel: +974 4022 2200<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Award-winning airline continues to demonstrate strong growth and expansion as passenger demand increases Weekly capacity to and from Colombo route increased by 20 per cent July 17, 2017 July 26, 2017 DOHA, Qatar\u00a0\u2013 Qatar Airways has announced it will introduce a fourth daily non-stop service\u00a0from Doha to Colombo from 1 August, 2017. In addition two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-hopes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6419"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6423,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6419\/revisions\/6423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}