Date :
27/03/2014
Qatar Airways is set to launch a new route to Scotland on 28 May from Doha to Edinburgh.
The new route will not only be the first from the Middle East direct to Edinburgh, but will also expand links to Scotland from Qatar Airways’ 136 destinations around the world. Edinburgh will be the airline’s third destination in the UK, preceded only by London in 1997 and Manchester in 2003.
Mike Cantlay, Chairman of VisitScotland said:
“We’re absolutely delighted to be working in partnership with Qatar Airways. This is an unbelievable opportunity to open up Scotland even further to our key long haul and emerging markets, targeting not only new luxury traveller and family segments from the Middle East, but also the valuable ancestral tourism market in Australasia - a major opportunity for the Scottish tourism industry during Homecoming Scotland 2014.
The worldwide ancestral market is worth an estimated £2.4 billion to Scotland, with Australasia alone representing a potential value of around £60m”.
Flight details: DOHA to/from EDINBURGH: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
QR 027 departs Doha (DOH) at 08.00; arrives Edinburgh (EDI) at 13.15
QR028 departs Edinburgh (EDI) at 14.45; arrives Doha (DOH) at 23.40