Qatar Airways flights to Istanbul will be served by Airbus A330 aircraft

Doha based international airline Qatar Airways has increased its capacity on its flights to Istanbul from Doha by introducing wide body Airbus A330 aircraft. As of July 2013, with the introduction of these larger aircraft, Doha - Istanbul capacity will be increased by 166 seats per day, or almost 50%.

Qatar Airways Airbus A330 aircraft feature two-class seats (24 Business Class and 258 Economy Class), seat-back TV screens providing passengers with the next generation interactive onboard entertainment system and a choice of more than 1000 audio and video on demand options.

“After more than 10 successful years of operations in Turkey, we are absolutely delighted to introduce a wide body aircraft on our Istanbul route, which will provide our passengers extra capacity and an optimised level of service and comfort” says Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker.

Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, business, culture and tourism center, is a popular route for both leisure and business travelers. Qatar Airways started flying to Istanbul in 2003 with only 3X weekly flight frequency and now flies 10x a week thanks to the strong demand from Turkish market. From its hub Doha, which is only 4 hours flight from Istanbul, Qatar Airways offers quality and relatively cheap flights to Middle East, Africa and East Asia which is increasingly making the airline popular among Turks. The airline has seen rapid growth in just 16 years of operations, currently flying a modern fleet of 127 aircraft to 128 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and The Americas.

A Qatar Airways Airbus A-330.

Below are Qatar Airways Istanbul flight schedules:

Flights from Doha to Istanbul (Sundays and Thursdays)
Depart Doha on QR 482 at 0750hrs, arrive in Istanbul at 1220hrs
Depart Doha on QR 480 at 1400hrs, arrive in Istanbul at 1830hrs

DOHA – ISTANBUL (Mondays)
Depart Doha on QR 482 at 0750hrs, arrive in Istanbul at 1220hrs
Depart Doha on QR 480 at 1350hrs, arrive in Istanbul at 1820hrs

Flights from Doha to Istanbul (Tuesdays and Saturdays)
Depart Doha on QR 480 at 1400hrs, arrive in Istanbul at 1830hrs

Flights from Doha to Istanbul (Wednesdays and Fridays)
Depart Doha on QR 482 at 0750, arrive in Istanbul at 1220hrs

Flights from Istanbul to Doha (Sundays and Thursdays)
Depart Istanbul on QR483 at 1320hrs, arrive in Doha at 1730hrs
Depart Istanbul on QR481 at 1930hrs, arrive in Doha at 2340hrs

Flights from Istanbul to Doha (Mondays)
Depart Istanbul on QR483 at 1325hrs, arrive in Doha at 1735hrs
Depart Istanbul on QR481 at 1930hrs, arrive in Doha at 2340hrs

Flights from Istanbul to Doha (Tuesdays)
Depart Istanbul on QR481 at 1935hrs, arrive in Doha at 2345hrs

Flights from Istanbul to Doha (Wednesdays)
Depart Istanbul on QR483 at 1325hrs, arrive in Doha at 1735hrs

Flights from Istanbul to Doha (Fridays)
Depart Istanbul on QR483 at 1320hrs, arrive in Doha at 1730hrs

Flights from Istanbul to Doha (Saturdays)
Depart Istanbul on QR481 at 1930hrs, arrive in Doha at 2340hrs

Qatar Airways has so far launched six destinations this year – Gassim (Saudi Arabia), Salalah (Oman), Najaf and Basra (Iraq), Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and Chicago (USA).Over the next few months, the network will grow further with Sulaymaniyah, Iraq (August 20), Chengdu, China (September 3) and recently-announced new routes of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (September 18), Clark International Airport, Philippines (October 27) and Philadelphia, USA (2 April 2014).