Qatar Airways flies from Bucharest in 2008

Qatar Airways, Qatares national carrier, will operate its first direct Bucharest – Doha flights by the end of 2008. However, in about a month from now, Romanians will be able to fly with Qatar airline operator to destinations in Asia, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean and Africa through the Athens and Istanbul hubs. “The passengers will be able to use another airline operator to fly to Istanbul or Athens, from where they will fly with Qatar Airways to Doha (the capital of Qatar Emirate), and from Doha to other destinations. We will make about 70 destinations available to Romanian tourists,” said Marius Mihulin, manager of Atlantic Tour agency, which has been representing Qatar in Romania since last autumn. To Athens or Istanbul, travellers will fly with TAROM, Olimpic Airways or Turkish Airlines. According to TAROM representatives, there will not be special agreements between them and Qatar, instead there will be classic agreements, such as interline ones (for ticket acceptance).