Qatar Airways will take part in its first major event of the year, displaying one of its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners at the Bahrain International Air Show taking place on January 16-18.

The aircraft is one of the airline’s nine new Boeing 787 Dreamliners, capable of flying to any long-haul business or leisure destination worldwide from its hub in Doha.

Now in its 17th year of operations, Qatar Airways has a modern fleet of 129 aircraft flying to 134 key destinations across six continents.

The airline operates the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on many of its routes from Doha, such as Oslo, Stockholm, Zurich, Copenhagen and London.

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker commented: “We are delighted to display one of our new 787 aircraft in Bahrain, giving people an opportunity to see the aircraft and its
impressive features.”

Qatar Airways’ 787s feature 254 seats - 22 in Business Class in a 1-2-1 configuration and a 232 seating capacity in Economy with a 3-3-3 layout.

Key features include an award-winning iTouch touch control unit, over 1,000 movies, programming and audio entertainment options, an iPort, USB port, remote data outlet, a custom designed culinary offering, plenty of storage space for personal items - all available in every seat across both cabin classes.

Qatar Airways currently operates 49 flights each week between Doha and Bahrain.