Qatar Airways to Resume Flights to London Gatwick on 20 August 2020

Qatar Airways will resume daily flights to London Gatwick later this week.

Starting 20 August 2020, the airline will operate the route with Boeing 787 aircraft featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class.

The resumption of London Gatwick services will see the Qatar Airways’ UK operations expand to 45 weekly flights to four gateways in the UK with the following weekly operations:

Edinburgh (thrice weekly flights);
London Gatwick (daily flights);
London Heathrow (thrice daily flights); and
Manchester (two daily flights).

Gatwick Airport CEO, Mr. Stewart Wingate, said, “We are delighted to welcome Qatar Airways back to Gatwick after what has been a challenging time for the whole industry. To be able to offer Gatwick passengers the opportunity to fly to Doha – a fantastic city in its own right and a gateway to destinations across Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand – is another positive step in the recovery process. Alongside our airlines, Gatwick has implemented a number of extra measures to keep both passengers and staff as safe as possible travelling through Gatwick, which is helping to rebuild public confidence in air travel.”

Qatar Airways Cargo currently operates eight freighter per week to London Heathrow and London Stansted in the UK. During the pandemic, the cargo carrier operated a large number of charters and freight-only passenger aircraft to the UK to support British exporters and transport essential medical supplies and PPE to the region.

With the resumption of passenger flights to London Gatwick, Qatar Airways Cargo will operate 74 weekly flights to the United Kingdom, providing more than 1,400 tonnes of weekly cargo capacity each way.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said, “We are very pleased to resume flights to London Gatwick ... The UK is a very important strategic market for Qatar Airways, and we are proud of our repatriation efforts to-date including never stopping services between the UK and Doha that have helped bring over 200,000 passengers home. The resumption of London Gatwick services is a significant indicator of the resilience of the UK travel market, and we look forward to resuming more of our UK destinations to support the recovery of tourism and trade in the region.”

Passengers on all Qatar Airways flights are required to wear face shields in addition to face coverings/masks.

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