Boston, MA 02/13/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Qatar Airways is slated to operate a The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) 787 Dreamliner along with the airline’s its existing-fleet of Boeing 777s on the company’s Singapore-Doha route from 31 March. Singapore will now be Qatar Airways’ 1st route in the Southeast Asian region to use this Dreamliner aircraft. Very soon, flyers from Singapore will be treated to the unmatchable experience of traveling in the787 from Doha. The company will also operate the Dreamliner to other major cities like London, Zurich, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Jeddah, Munich, Frankfurt, Riyadh, Bengaluru, Delhi, Dubai and Brussels.
A strategic route
Akbar al-Baker, the Chief Executive officer of Qatar Airways said that the Singapore-Doha route is a very strategic and important one for their airline. The introduction of the Dreamliner on this sector will go a long way in re-defining the inflight experience for the company’s Singapore based passengers who frequently travel to Doha and other places in the Americas and Western Europe. Qatar Airways is very pleased to be the 1st in Singapore’s market to provide passengers with this unique flight experience. Currently, 1 Qatar Airways’ Dreamliner 787 aircraft has been kept on static display at the Airshow in Singapore until tomorrow.
Unlimited luxury
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner touts very impressive features like dimmable windows and improved cabin pressure. The seating is more spacious and luxurious too. These aircraft that have been purchased by Qatar Airways have 254 seats. Of these, 22 seats are in business class in a 1-2-1 configuration. These are convertible into fully flat-horizontal beds. In the economy class, there is a seating capacity for 232 passengers, in the 3-3-3 layout. Currently, Qatar Airways has 9 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in the aircraft fleet and it has placed an order for an addition 51 aircraft with The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA). Presently, the airline operates 14 flights every week on the Singapore and Doha sector.
