Qatar Airways to launch Dubrovnik service
Qatar Airways will launch its second destination in Croatia and fifth in the former Yugoslavia during the 2020 summer season with the introduction of seasonal flights between its hub in Doha and Dubrovnik. The route will commence on April 20 and run until the end of the summer season. Services will initially be maintained three times per week, increasing to five between May 18 and September 30. An Airbus A320 aircraft, featuring twelve business class and 132 economy class seats will be deployed between the two cities. Dubrovnik will be added to Qatar Airways’ network in 2020 along with Santorini. Furthermore, the carrier will increase frequencies to twenty of its existing destinations next year, although services to the former Yugoslavia remain unchanged at this point.
Commenting on the new flights, Qatar Airways’ CEO, Akbar Al Baker, said, “We are pleased to announce that Santorini, Greece and Dubrovnik, Croatia will be joining our global network in 2020. We are committed to offering our passengers as many seamless one-stop connection choices as possible. With the addition of these new routes, our network will expand to 170 passenger destinations, further consolidating our position as one of the world’s most connected airlines”. He added, “We are dedicated to giving our customers more options and flexibility when planning their business and leisure trips. These new flights are being added in response to market demand and are testament to our hard-working team at Qatar Airways who continue to set the benchmark in the industry”. The airline’s services to Zagreb will continue to operate twice per day.
Qatar Airways faces no direct competition on its flights to Dubrovnik, however, it will be vying for a similar customer base as Flydubai, which will maintain two rotations per week next summer. Dubrovnik noted that Qatar Airways is an important new customer, primarily due to the connections it will offer to and from Australia and New Zealand. The airline's interest in Dubrovnik was first reported back in 2016. Recently, Emirates noted it was “closely following” developments in the Croatian city, which it serves through its partner Flydubai. Qatar Airways entered the Croatian market in 2012 and is one of the busiest airlines in Zagreb, handling over 130.000 passengers in the city last year.
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