QATAR AIRWAYS is to introduce non-stop daily flights from Doha to Sao Paulo (and onwards to Buenos Aires) from 24 June. With an actual flight time of between 12 and 13 hours this is not the airline’s longest sector, Doha – Houston scheduled 16 hours 20 minutes taking the record. A pair of brand new Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft will be used on the service kitted out with 42 lay flat Business Class seats (2+2+2) and 217 Economy (3+3+3). The flights will offer convenient connections from key markets across Asia and the Gulf to South America. They signal the completion of a busy period for the airline with new services introduced to Bengaluru (Bangalore) and Copenhagen very recently, Ankara today (5 April); Tokyo on 26 April; and Barcelona from 7 June. www.qatarairways.com
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