{"id":68265,"date":"2017-07-27T15:30:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T22:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=68265"},"modified":"2017-07-27T15:30:18","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T22:30:18","slug":"qatar-airways-boosts-colombo-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2017\/07\/27\/qatar-airways-boosts-colombo-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Airways boosts Colombo service"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Qatar Airways has announced it will introduce a fourth daily non-stop service from Doha to Colombo from\u00a0 August 1, 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 will boost overall capacity to and from Colombo by 3,136 seats weekly, a 20 percent increase from current weekly capacity.
\nQatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker, said: We 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 Hon. John Amaratunga said: Tourism 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 Airline of the Year by 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 Best Airline in the Middle East, World\u2019s Best Business Class and World\u2019s Best First Class Airline Lounge. Now in its twentieth year of operations, Qatar Airways has a modern fleet of 200 aircraft flying to business and leisure destinations across six continents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Peninsula Qatar Airways has announced it will introduce a fourth daily non-stop service from Doha to Colombo from\u00a0 August 1, 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. The increased frequency will boost overall capacity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68265\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}