Qatar Airways flies to Baku Friday, 03 February 2012 04:45

QNRF selects 52 proposals for gBaku: Qatar Airways launched its first flights to the Azerbaijani city of Baku at the lead of its expansion programme this year which happens to be the newest European route among Qatar Airways’ destinations.

Qatar Airways will operate daily non-stop flights from Doha to Baku continuing to the Georgian capital, Tbilisi .

By flight continuation to the Georgian capital, Qatar Airways will bring the number of its flights to European countries up to 29, raising its global expanding network to 112 destinations.

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker headed a high-ranking delegation including the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Qatar Eldar Salimov with representatives of Global Media Network and executives of Qatar Airways who have arrived on Wednesday by the first QR976 flight.

Qatar Ambassador to Azerbaijan Sheikh Mubarak bin Fahd bin Jassim Al Thani and representatives of Azerbaijani civil aviation authorities welcomed the Qatar Airways delegation at Heydar Aliyev International Airport. CEO Akbar Al Baker reiterated, in a reception ceremony for the Qatar Airways’ first QR976 flight with the presence of global and local media, that Azerbaijani rich power resources in addition to its tourism sector prosperity were the main factors that prompted Qatar Airways to take the decision of launching flights to Baku.

“Azerbaijan has huge potentials as it is an energy-rich country which provides huge commercial opportunities, in addition to its beautiful nature that is perfect for family and individual tourism,”   Al Baker said.The Peninsulaants

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