Qatar Airways joins Singapore Airlines in growing Canberra international market
13 Feb 2018 20:55:32
abc.net.au
Despite boasting a population of about 400,000, Canberra this week saw the arrival of its second international air service.
Daily flights from Doha will arrive and return via Sydney.
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar al-Baker said he would prefer to fly direct, but Canberra's runway fell short of the required 4.3 kilometres for outgoing flights.
He rejected suggestions the airline was only using Canberra as a back-door way of getting a second route into Sydney, but Australian Business Traveller editor David Flynn said that surely came into play because it gave them "two bites at the apple".
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