The airline will offer four weekly flights to Atlanta starting June 1st, 2021, expanding their U.S. network to 12 destinations. Qatar Airways will operate a total of 83 weekly flights to and from the U.S., offering guests more flexible and reliable travel options.
On Thursday (January 21, 2021), Qatar Airways announced the resumption of service to Atlanta with four weekly flights from June 1st, 2021. The additional route increases the carrier’s U.S. network to 12 destinations with 83 weekly flights to and from the United States. As Qatar Airways rebuilds their U.S. network, they will also resume services and increase frequencies to Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle. In Thursday’s announcement, Qatar Airways Group’s Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said,
“We are proud to be the leading Middle East airline providing safe and reliable connectivity to and from the United States via the Best Airport in the Middle East, Hamad International Airport. Having never stopped flying to the U.S. throughout the pandemic, we have steadily rebuilt our network, gradually resuming destinations and adding more frequencies. With the upcoming launch of Seattle and the resumption of Atlanta, we will reach 12 gateways in the U.S, two more than what we operated pre-COVID-19.
“Our commitment to the U.S. market has also seen us add and expand strategic partnerships with American carriers, offering our passengers hundreds of additional flight connections with Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and JetBlue. As we look forward to global travel recovering in 2021, we will remain focused on providing seamless, safe and reliable connectivity to our millions of passengers and ensuring we continue to earn their trust every time they choose to fly with Qatar Airways.”
Qatar Airways is the national carrier of the state of Qatar and currently operates over 800 weekly flights to more than 120 destinations, providing more flexible travel options to more global destinations than any other airline. The airline plans on increasing their offer to 125 destinations by the end of March 2021.
Qatar Airways was named the ‘World’s Best Airline’ in the 2019 World Airline Awards managed by Skytrax as well as the ‘Best Airline in the Middle East,’ ‘World’s Best Business Class.’ The carrier has also been awarded the title for ‘Best Business Class Seat’ in recognition of their ground-breaking Qsuite product which offers a spacious 1-2-1 seat layout. Additionally, Qatar Airways is the only carrier to have ever received the prestigious “Skytrax Airline of the Year” title five times. The airlines normally serves over 170 global destinations with a fleet of more than 250 modern aircraft. Qatar Airways’ primary hub is located at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar.
Source: Qatar Airways