Qatar Airways launches Doha-Cebu today
Aviation Updates Philippines – After a series of setbacks, 2019 World’s Best Airline Qatar Airways is now
pushing through with its planned inaugural resumption of services between
Doha, Qatar and Cebu, Philippines on Friday, July 24, 2020.
Cebu becomes part of Qatar Airways’ newly launched destinations in the past
few months: Brisbane, Australia and Toronto, Canada. This shows the
airline’s resilience amid the COVID-19 pandemic as it continues to expand
its worldwide reach.
“We are delighted to be launching a new direct service to Cebu, offering our
passengers another gateway into the Philippines. Being the airline that has
never stopped flying since COVID-19 hit, it has been Qatar Airways’ mission
to take people home safely during the pandemic, and we have helped more than
two million people get home to their loved ones since February,” Qatar
Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr Akbar Al Baker.
QR-924, the Doha-Cebu services, flies every Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
onboard the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The flight departs from Hamad
International Airport at 1:45 am local time and arrives at the Mactan-Cebu
International Airport at 4:45 pm local time.
The Cebu-Doha return flight, QR-925, departs from Cebu at 6:15 pm local time
and arrives back in Qatar at 11:00 pm local time.
The direct air link between Doha and Cebu is atop the existing Qatar Airways
routes to Manila, Clark, and Davao. Being a service resumption, the gulf
airline previously operated the route up until March 2012 when it ended its
A330-200 services to Cebu.
Previously, AUP reported that the airline has further delayed the relaunch
to Cebu to December 2, 2020. Initially, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was
planned to be utilized for the route, but it now seems to have been upgraded
to the 777.
Before COVID-19, Qatar Airways originally planned the service resumption on
April 8, 2020. However, the schedules and routing remain unchanged except
for the aircraft type.
For flights to the Philippines, the airline presently maintains nine weekly
flights to Manila and one weekly flight to Clark. The Doha-Davao service, as
of press time, remains suspended due to strict local government
restrictions.
Photo from tjdarmstadt, Wikimedia Commons
Can ask if they have direct flyt doha to davao
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