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Qatar Airways today resumed regular flights between Doha and Mykonos, marking the beginning of a new travel bubble between Qatar and Greece meaning fully-vaccinated holidaymakers will no longer need to quarantine on arrival.
Qatar to operate flights to Abidjan
Qatar Airways is pleased to announce it will operate three weekly flights to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire via Accra from 16 June 2021 becoming the fourth new destination in Africa announced by the national carrier of the State of Qatar since the start of the pandemic.
The Abidjan service will be operated by the airline’s state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “We are delighted to be launching flights to Abidjan, our fourth new destination in Africa since the start of the pandemic. At Qatar Airways, we remain committed to the African market, expanding our network across the continent and offering seamless connectivity to the largest network of destinations across Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America. We are thankful to the Côte d’Ivoire Government for their support to laun
Tourism for vaccinated people, a decision as controversial as it is necessary
The volume of vaccinated in various source markets in North America, the East, the Middle East and Europe has been growing rapidly in recent weeks and both airlines and cruise companies have already taken note and see this situation as a solid opportunity to partially reactivate their operations with specific services. that allow their fallen coffers to swell.
In mid-March, Royal Caribbean was the first company to mark a milestone in this regard, announcing that it will offer new 7-night itineraries from Nassau, The Bahamas, starting in June 2021, but only for clients who have been inoculated with any of the vaccines. against Covid-19. A few days later, then the firm added a new 7-night itinerary from Bermuda under the same modality.
Qatar Airways to operate world’s first fully COVID-19 vaccinated flight
By: Times News Service
DOHA: Qatar Airways continues to lead the recovery of international travel, operating the world’s first fully COVID-19 vaccinated flight today. QR6421 will depart Hamad International Airport at 11:00 AM carrying only vaccinated crew and passengers on board, with passengers also to be served by the fully vaccinated staff at check-in.
The special flight, which will return to Doha at 14:00, will showcase all the measures the airline has put in place to ensure the highest standards of safety and hygiene on board, including its latest innovation, the world’s first ‘Zero-Touch’ in-flight entertainment technology. The special service will be operated by the airline’s most technologically advanced and sustainable aircraft, the Airbus A350-1000, with the flight also fully carbon offset in line with the carrier’s environmental responsibilities.