Qatar Airways has launched its first commercial flight to Atlanta, with daily, non-stop services between Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) and Hamad International Airport (DOH) in Doha.

The Gulf carrier marked the occasion by operating the inaugural flights with one of the airline’s super jumbo Airbus A380 aircraft.

Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker said: “Our vision for Qatar Airways and Hamad International has always been as a global hub, seamlessly spanning continents and facilitating world travel.”  

“The world becomes far more accessible with this kind of global network, and we at Qatar Airways want to take the journey with you, and make the travel as rewarding and memorable as the destination,” he added.

The introduction of daily wide-body Boeing 777 passenger flights provides additional belly-hold capacity to the cargo carrier’s existing four-times weekly freighter services between Doha and Atlanta. The carrier now offers a combined 744 tonnes of capacity per week on its Doha-Atlanta-Doha route, meeting the robust demand of the destination.

Qatar Airways is one of the fastest growing airlines in aviation history, taking on average one new aircraft every 11 days. To help support this growth, Qatar Airways will host a recruitment drive for their award-winning and iconic cabin crew in Atlanta starting in July. Dates will be announced shortly. - TradeArabia News Service