Qatar Airways Receives Delivery Boeing 777 Aircraft

Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its 5th (of 32 on order) Boeing 777-300ER and will boost the airline’s capacity to SE Asia. The new 777 is expected to operate on the busy Doha-Manila route where Qatarv Airways already operates 11 flights per week.

Configured in two classes the 777ER will accommodate 42 passengers in Business Class with every seat offering a very spacious 78 inch seat pitch. Economy class passengers, all 293 of them, will have to squeeze into a seat designed for “not very tall people or those who practice Yoga” as they will get a seat with a slender 32 inch pitch. Or should that be 32 inch pinch!

All passengers will benefit from stste of the art in-flight entertainment with more than 700 entertainment choices.

Qatar Airways is partway through a massive expansion programme and currently has orders in place for over 200 more aircraft.

The airline operates a very young and modern fleet of 65 Boeing and Airbus’ which serve 83 cities throughout the Mid East, Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. By 2013 Qatar plan to have increased the fleet to 110 aircraft including the mighty A380 double-decker which is due for delivery in 2012.