Qatar airways touches down in Norway

Oslo Airport Chief of Information, Jo Kobro, said, "Qatar Airways' new route from Oslo to Doha offers a comfortable and efficient link to the Gulf region and beyond. This new service will be much welcomed by business and leisure passengers travelling to a wide choice of Qatar Airways'' onward destinations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. And the new service re-enforces Oslo Airport''s position as one of the leading airports in Scandinavia." The Oslo - Doha route is served with a wide body state-of-the-art Airbus A330 featuring 24 seats in Business Class and up to 236 seats in Economy. The aircraft offers seatback TV screens in all classes providing passengers with next generation interactive onboard entertainment, including over 700 audio and video on demand options. Qatar Airways currently operates a modern fleet of 100 aircraft to over 100 diverse business and leisure destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America. By 2013, the fleet size will increase to more than 120 aircraft. So far this year, Qatar Airways has added 11 destinations to its international map - Bucharest, Budapest, Brussels, Stuttgart, Aleppo, Shiraz, Venice, Montreal, Medina, Kolkata and Sofia - and is gearing up for more route expansion with a further two destinations - Entebbe and Chongqing - being inducted into the network by the end of November.