Qatar Airways announced (21-Jun-2010) details of its expansion programme with plans to launch six new routes in Europe (Nice, Bucharest, Budapest and Brussels) and Asia (new services to Phuket and Hanoi, with increased frequency to Ho Chi Minh City) over four months from Oct-2010.
By 2013, Qatar Airways plans to serve 120 key business and leisure destinations with a fleet of 120 aircraft, an increase from 84 aircraft and a 90-destination network. Over the past six months, the carrier has also introduced flights to Bengaluru (Bangalore), Copenhagen, Ankara, Tokyo and Barcelona.