(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) ha April 22 - Qatar Airways will be upgrading services on its Vienna route with the introduction of an A330 aircraft instead of A320 starting September 1. The switch will increase the total number of weekly seats servicing the route to 336 business class seats and 3304 economy class seats resulting in an increase of 168 and 1624 seats respectively the carrier said in a press release posted on its website. "We recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of our first flight to Vienna; a milestone which is a testament to our commitment to not only the city but to our customers as well. We are extremely pleased that we are now able to offer an increase in capacity by introducing the A330 to the route in order to help meet the growing needs of our passengers. It has been a pleasure to work with Vienna Airport in developing this route over the last decade and we look forward to many more successful years working together" said Qatar Airways country manager of Germany and Austria Gunter Saurwein. Vienna Airport board member Julian Jager said cooperation with Qatar Airways has worked well over the years and "we see the sound development of traffic on this route as a very positive factor. We therefore welcome the changeover to a larger aircraft and the resulting expansion of capacity on these flights. This will further enhance the role of Vienna Airport as a gateway to the Middle East." Qatar Airways' global network offers both business and leisure passengers convenient connections to a number of destinations throughout its network of more than 135 destinations. It has seen rapid growth in 17 years of operations as it now flies a modern fleet of 131 aircraft to 137 key business and leisure destinations across Europe the Middle East Africa Asia Pacific and the Americas.
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