Qatar Airways prepares to launch Athens Flights

Qatar Airways is to launch new flights to Athens from June 15. The Greek capital will be served non-stop six-times-a-week from Qatar Airways’ operational hub of Doha, capital of the State of Qatar.

The route will be operated with an Airbus A320 in a two-class configuration of 12 seats in Business and 132 in Economy.

Athens becomes Qatar Airways’ third route launch this month following inaugural flights to Mashad in Iran, which began on June 1, and the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, scheduled to start on June 9.

To celebrate the new Athens flights, Qatar Airways is offering members of its Privilege Club frequent flyer programme with double Qmiles for the first full month of the Greek services.

The historic city of Athens expands Qatar Airways’ services to 65 global destinations covering Europe, Middle East, Africa, Indian subcontinent and Asia. 

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said he was delighted to see the airline spreading its wings to new and exciting destinations, to give the travelling public greater choice.

“Athens has tremendous history and culture and is the gateway to some beautiful islands in the Mediterranean which I am sure will be highly popular with holidaymakers as the summer season approaches,” he said.

“We expect to see excellent traffic from the Middle East, Indian sub-continent, Asia and Africa feeding into our flights to Athens via Doha. And similarly, we look forward to welcoming passengers out of Greece to connect onto our extensive network of flights from Doha.”

The new Doha – Athens schedules are:

Depart Doha International Airport
Mondays and Fridays QR472 at 1145, arrive Athens at 1620
Tuesdays and Thursdays QR474 at 0030, arrive Athens at 0505
Wednesdays and Sundays QR472 at 0850, arrive Athens at 1325

Depart Athens International Airport
Mondays and Fridays QR473 at 1720, arrive Doha at 2120
Tuesdays and Thursdays QR475 at 0715, arrive Doha at 1115
Wednesdays and Sundays QR473 at 1530, arrive Doha at 1930

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