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Qatar Airways is going to operate flights to Australia by Christmas and in time for that
holiday season. The company will introduce two new routes to Melbourne and Sydney, along with the opening flight to Melbourne planned for 6 December. The Airways begins operating three weekly services to Melbourne with a new Boeing B777-200 Long Range plane to be delivered to the company later the year. The schedule quickly become every day early in the New Year, after the delivery of another second long range Boeing from the jet manufacturer’s plant in Seattle, Washington. The aircraft will be the airline’s fourth.

Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker said he has been waiting very patiently for Boeing to deliver airliner that the Airways get on order to start operating the first of its two scheduled routes through Australia. Al Baker said “I know the traveling public is eager for us to begin serving Australia and I’ve had many people ask me about our direct routes to Melbourne and Sydney. We’re finalizing some details with regulatory authorities in Australia, and once we’ve received the necessary aircraft from Boeing, we will be ready to operate. He added “Qatar Airways already has 4,000 frequent fliers in Australia that are part of our loyalty program, though the local market remains largely untapped. The Australian economy was one of the few in the world that grew in the first quarter of 2009, so this shows that the market there is still very strong, and we believe there is demand.” Qatar Airways gave orders for 14 Boeing 777-300ERs in 2007, 6 of the 777-200 Long Range variant and other seven 777-200 freighters. All will be delivered until mid-2010.

The Boeing 777-200 Long Range airliner using on the route offer a two-class arrangement of 259 seats. In Business Class, 42 seats are available with passengers can enjoy comfort and it space gives a pitch of up to 78 inches with every seat converting into 180-degree completely flat beds. With another 2–2–2 seat design, Business Class travelers are assured of a window or aisle seat and profusion of space. On the other hand, in Economy Class, seat space is more than the industry standard with a pitch of up to 34 inches providing noteworthy leg room, whereas the 217 seats in a 3-3-3 arrangement.

The new process connects travelers from Australia to the UK and Europe just with a one-stop service. It is a planned an hour connection time in Doha. Additionally, from Qatar Airways’ hub in Doha, travelers can link to several destinations in South Asia, North Africa and the Middle East.