Qatar Airways announces flights to Istanbul SAW

Qatar Airways Airbus A320-200 (© O. Pritzkow)
Qatar Airways Airbus A320-200 (© O. Pritzkow)

Qatar Airways will expand its flights to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport from 29th March 2015, as it increases its frequency to a double-daily service.

With the launch of the new daily service to Sabiha Gökçen Airport, passengers from the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the Americas and Africa can now take advantage of an additional morning connection to Istanbul via Doha. The new daily flight, operated by a two-class, Airbus A320 aircraft, will depart Doha at 0945 hrs, arriving in Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 1400 hrs, and return from Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 1500 hrs, arriving back in Doha at 1855 hrs.

Qatar Airways currently operates to three destinations in Turkey – Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport (daily flights), Istanbul Ataturk Airport (10-flights-a-week) and Ankara (four-weekly-flights).

The non-stop four-flights-a-week service from Doha to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport was launched on May 22nd this year, marking Qatar Airways’ addition of its third route to Turkey. Due to an increase in demand, Qatar Airways added three additional flights from October 26th to Sabiha Gökçen Airport, marking the launch of daily flights to the airport.

The Doha – Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport route is operated by an Airbus A320, featuring 12 seats in Business Class and up to 132 seats in Economy. Selected A320s feature seatback TV screens providing all passengers in both cabins with the next generation interactive onboard entertainment system – a choice of more than 900 audio and video on demand options.

Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 17 years of operations, to the point where it today operates a modern fleet of 141 aircraft to 145 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas.

The Doha (DOH) – Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) Additional Daily Flight Schedule Commencing 29 March 2015 (all times local):

Depart Doha QR241 at 0945 hrs, arrive Sabiha airport at 1400 hrs
Depart Sabiha Airport QR242 at 1500 hrs, arrive Doha at 1855 hrs

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