Qatar Airways to Resume Flights to Phuket, Thailand

Qatar Airways has announced that it will resume flights to Phuket, Thailand on 4 December 2020.

Services to the popular holiday island will be operated with Boeing 777-300ER, offering 42 flatbed seats in Business Class, and 312 seats in Economy Class.

Subject to government approvals, flight QR978 is scheduled to depart Doha (DOH) at 02:45 and arrive in Phuket (HKT) at 13:20.

The return flight, QR841, is timed to depart from Phuket at 02:10 and arrive in Doha at 05:40.

Qatar Airways will operate the Phuket route with two flights per week from 4 December, increasing to 7 flights per week from 10 December 2020.

The airline also currently operates 14 flights per week between Bangkok and Doha.

Mr. Jared Lee, Vice President of Sales for South East Asia and South Asia Subcontinent, Qatar Airways said, “As part of our network rebuilding efforts in the Asia-Pacific region, we are excited to resume operations to Phuket to further provide global connectivity to our Thai passengers. This year also marks our 10th year of operations between Phuket and Doha, and we remain committed to the Thai market as we look forward to rolling out more initiatives for Thailand in the months to come.”

Passengers arriving into Thailand are encouraged to check the latest information on Qatar Airways' website before booking, as well as from other reliable sources such as the Royal Thai Embassies or Consulates and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.

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