Qatar Airways, the global launch customer of the A350 XWB, has announced the expansion of its A350 services to Germany, with the new state-of-the-art aircraft being deployed on its Doha-Munich route.
From October 1, the Doha-based airline will launch the A350 XWB to Munich alongside its existing Boeing 787 Dreamliner service on one of the two double-daily flights to Munich. Then, from November 1, the second daily flight to Munich will also be operated with the A350 XWB.
Qatar Airways introduced its first and second commercial A350 XWB flights to the German market with flights to Frankfurt in January and March. The airline also recently launched its third A350 aircraft to Singapore and will add its fourth and fifth aircraft with all three daily flights to Singapore scheduled to be operated with the A350 XWB by mid-August.
“The introduction of the A350 XWB aircraft to the Doha-Munich sector, which is an important and strategic route for Qatar Airways, will redefine the in-flight experience for our Munich-based passengers who travel to Doha and onwards to key destinations in the Middle East, Indian subcontinent, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas,” said Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar al-Baker. “Qatar Airways is delighted to be the first airline in Germany to provide this unique offering of flying exclusively the A350 XWB to two key cities, reiterating the airline’s steadfast commitment to the market.”
Qatar Airways currently has three Airbus A350 XWBs in its fleet of aircraft, with 77 more on order, and is the only airline in the world to operate every family of Airbus’s modern airline portfolio. The airline, which has been serving Munich since 1998, currently operates 14 flights each week between Munich and the airline’s Doha base, Hamad International Airport, from which it flies to 146 key leisure and business destinations worldwide.
The Doha-Munich A350 XWB schedule from October 1: QR 057 departing Doha at 8.20am and arriving in Munich at 1.25pm, and QR 058 departing Munich at 4.35pm and arriving in Doha at 11.05pm.
The second daily Doha-Munich A350 XWB schedule from November 1: QR 059 departing Doha at 2.15am and arriving in Munich at 6.30am, and QR 060 departing Munich at 10.25am and arriving in Doha at 6pm.
