GULF carrier Qatar Airways is geared to launch its new Hong Kong-Amsterdam route to start on June 16, transiting via Hamad International Airport in Doha.
The service runs six times a week, with the Hong Kong-Doha leg of the journey being operated by Cathay Pacific Airways in a codeshare arrangement.
Qatar Airways’ country manager for Greater China South, Chan Cheong Eu, told TTG Asia e-Daily: “Travel consultants are our key partners and we have just held a seminar for trade…Two more seminars are planned in summer and winter for this market. “
He added that the airline’s private jet division is deploying a Bombardier 5000 aircraft to be based in Hong Kong this summer, serving customers out of Hong Kong and Macau for long-range travel, to expand its Asian business.
Premium Holidays’ general manager, Simon Wo, seldom uses Qatar Airways but has observed the carrier’s robust development over the last two years. “It can’t compare with Emirates (in terms of capacity on this route), but Qatar’s fleet is newer and it provides good connecting flights for Hong Kong passengers.”
By the end of 2015, the Doha-based carrier will launch more Asian connections, including to Pakistan’s Sialkot on July 16, Faisalabad on July 17, and Multan on August 1. Next year, it will start flights to Los Angeles in January, Boston in March, and Atlanta in July.
