Qatar Airways this weekend celebrated the launch of new direct flights from Doha to Tbilisi, increasing travel options to and from Georgia while reducing overall journey times.
The airline now operates four direct flights to Tbilisi from Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA), complementing the existing seven weekly flights that operate via Baku in Azerbaijan.
Operated by a Qatar Airways Airbus A320 aircraft, the new direct scheduled flight takes just over three hours from Doha and sees overall journey times drop ‘significantly’ across the airline’s global network to and from this increasingly popular tourist destination. The airline also offers ‘seamless transfers’ through its global home and hub, HIA, it said in a press statement.
Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar al-Baker said, “We are delighted to celebrate the launch of direct flights to Tbilisi, offering Georgian citizens shorter journey times to more than 150 destinations around the world. As both an economical and a cultural hub, our new shorter flight times will attract many business and leisure passengers alike, while our tagged service via Baku will continue to offer a quick and efficient link between Azerbaijan and Georgia.”
The Doha-based carrier said it also increased its flights to Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, from four to five weekly services on December 15 with an additional frequency each week due to the popularity of the route, which was inaugurated in May this year.
The Airbus A320 aircraft offers a two-class configuration of 12 seats in Business Class and 132 seats in Economy, featuring individual television screens providing all passengers in both cabins with the next-generation interactive onboard entertainment system, Oryx One, with 3,000 entertainment options.
The Qatar Airways Business Class is widely recognised as an industry leader, recently receiving two accolades at the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards, with passengers choosing the airline as having the World’s Best Business Class and also Best Business Class Airline Lounge in the Middle East.
In 2016, travellers have continued to see Qatar Airways expand its global reach, with services launched to Adelaide, Atlanta, Birmingham, Boston, Los Angeles, Marrakech, Pisa, Ras Al Khaimah, Sydney, Windhoek, Yerevan, Krabi and the Seychelles.