Qatar Airways celebrated the launch of its 30th European destination with daily scheduled flights to the Croatian capital Zagreb.
A traditional water salute at Zagreb Airport marked the arrival of Flight QR947 from Doha, the airline’s capital in the State of Qatar. The new route, operated via Budapest, also represents the first passenger flight to Croatia from the Gulf region.
Following route launches to Azerbaijan and Georgia in February, and last year’s European expansion drive which saw Qatar Airways start services to seven destinations across the Continent – almost half the 15 new routes inducted in 2011 – the addition of Zagreb strengthens the carrier’s footprint in Europe.
Qatar Airways is operating an Airbus A320 in a two-class configuration on the Zagreb – Doha route, with 12 seats in Business Class and up to 132 seats in Economy. Each seat offers an interactive audio and video entertainment system featuring hundreds of movies, TV programmes and music channels.
In addition, passengers can remain connected with friends, business associates and loved ones on the ground with an SMS text messaging service using their mobile devices.
Source: Qatar Airways
*Photo above: Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker is welcomed on arrival in Croatia by Zagreb Airport General Manager Tonci Peovic.