Qatar Airways debut A350 in the US
Qatar Airways has became the first airline to fly the Airbus A350 to the United States. On Tuesday morning, a ’ferry flight’ took off from Doha and landed in New York at about 2pm, the airline said in a statement.
New York becomes Qatar Airways' fourth destination to be served by the A350, joining twice-daily flights to Frankfurt, a daily service to Munich, and a three-times daily service to Singapore.
Qatar Airways Airbus A350 Qatar Airways was the global launch carrier of the A350, Airbus’ newest long-haul aircraft, and currently has a seven in its fleet. “We are delighted that the A350 will bring its unbeatable economics and superior passenger comfort to another continent,” said Fabrice Brégier, Airbus President and CEO. “The A350 is the aircraft of choice in its category and set to become a reference among passengers for its unrivalled cabin comfort and quietness."
Business Class on Qatar's A350 An eighth A350 will join the fleet before the end of the year and is scheduled to fly daily to Philadelphia from January 1, 2016. Qatar Airways plans to add additional A350s to its fleet throughout 2016, deploying the aircraft on flights to Boston from March 16 and Adelaide from May 2. The airline will also deploy the A350 on a second daily flight to New York from April 1.
Economy Class on Qatar's A350 “We are proud to be the first commercial airline to land the Airbus A350 in the United States. As the global launch customer of this new-generation aircraft, we are excited to introduce it to the American market, where we will commence commercial flights from January 1, 2016 on our route from Philadelphia,”said Mr. Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive. The A350 offers 36 fully-flat Business Class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, and 247 Economy Class seats in a 3-3-3 configuration.
