Qatar Airways (Doha) has announced that commencing on October 1, 2014, the airline will offer nonstop flights from Doha to Zagreb three times weekly. The new direct flights will provide a more convenient alternative to the current daily flights to Zagreb which fly via Budapest before moving onwards to the Croatian capital.

From October 1, passengers will be able to fly daily directly to Budapest, four times a week to Zagreb via Budapest on a linked flight, and three times a week directly to Zagreb on the delinked flight.

The new route schedule will increase seats to 240 Business Class and 2,640 Economy Class per week, an increase of 72 and 384 seats respectively. The airline will continue to fly the Airbus A320 aircraft direct to and from Zagreb. With its two-cabin configuration, comprising of 12 seats in Business Class and 132 Economy Class seats

In other news, Qatar Airways has delayed its planned Airbus A380 inaugural service on the Doha – London (Heathrow) route to July 1 instead of June 17 according to Airline Route.

Copyright Photo: Paul Denton/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A320-232 A7-AHY (msn 5395) with Sharklets prepares to land in Geneva.

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