Ras Al Khaimah to welcome four weekly flights in partnership with Qatar Airways

Ras Al Khaimah has seen the launch of new direct flights from Doha, which commenced from 2^nd February 2016 as Qatar Airways expands its United Arab Emirates services. Connecting routes to Ras Al Khaimah via Doha will also be introduced from both Poland and Germany. The new flights have been announced as a result of growing demand for more capacity in and out of Ras Al Khaimah.

The new Airbus A320 aircraft operates four weekly flights with code QR1120 from Hamad International Airport, departing from Doha at 20:15 and arriving in Ras Al Khaimah International Airport at 22.30 local time. The return flight with code QR1121 departs from Ras Al Khaimah at 23.30 and arrives in Doha at 23.45 local time.  

The aircraft features 144 seats in a two-class configuration of 12 seats in Business Class and 132 seats in Economy. Selected aircrafts will feature seatback TV screens, providing passengers with the next generation interactive on-board entertainment system Oryx One, featuring a choice of more than 900 audio and video on-demand options, together with an SMS text messaging service from each seat.

Haitham Mattar, CEO, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority said: “We are constantly looking at ways in which to make Ras Al Khaimah more accessible to travellers and this agreement with Qatar Airways means that the emirate will officially be connected to 170 destinations across the globe. Over the course of the next few years, we will be establishing several partnerships in the public and private sectors, which will ultimately support our goal of attracting one million visitors to Ras Al Khaimah by the end of 2018.”

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker said: “We are delighted to launch our newest route in the United Arab Emirates – Ras Al Khaimah. Qatar Airways’ network expansion will undoubtedly increase the flexibility and choice for our passengers to travel to and from different emirates in the UAE. And we are looking forward to enhance worldwide travel opportunities from Europe, Asia and Americas to new tourist destinations in the region such as Ras Al Khaimah.”