Qatar Airways adds Al Hofuf to its Saudi network

Qatar Airways is adding Al Hofuf in Saudi Arabia to its ever-increasing list of destinations.
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The Airline recently increased the frequencies of two of its other destinations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

Strong passenger demand has prompted the Doha-based airline to double its weekly flight frequency to Gassim, while flights to Madinah recently increased from five to seven per week.  The additional new destination of Al Hofuf, through Al Ahsa Airport (HOF), is further proof of the increasing consumer and business demands on these popular Saudi Arabian routes. 

Details of the new and additional frequencies are as follows. 

Al Hofuf (Saudi Arabia) a new service of 4 flights per week starting on 15 May

Gassim (Saudi Arabia) a doubling from 4 to 8 flights per week from 15 May

Madinah (Saudi Arabia) increased from 5 to 7 flights per week from 30 March 

The increase in frequency on these routes, together with the new destination of Al Hofuf, will mean that Qatar Airways will now fly to seven destinations in Saudi Arabia and will operate 79 flights per week to the country. 

Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker said: “At Qatar Airways, we remain committed to opening up access to new destinations in the Middle East and around the world. As we continue to expand our network and receive more aircraft, we will keep looking at opportunities to add capacity to our existing network and further strengthen our links within the Gulf itself.” 

The new Al Hofuf route will be operated with an Airbus A320 in a two-class configuration of 12 seats in Business Class and 132 seats in Economy Class. The aircraft features seatback TV screens providing all passengers in both cabins with the next generation interactive onboard entertainment systems.