(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker held high-level meetings and a press conference in Rome about the future growth plans and recent capacity expansion of Qatar Airways.
During his visit, Al Baker also met Federica Guidi, Italian Minister of Economic Development. They discussed matters of mutual cooperation, including exploring synergies and areas of partnership in the aviation sector.
With its recently announced expansion in Italy, Qatar Airways will add extra capacity to three of the country's gateways: Venice, Rome and Milan.
Rome and Milan will both have a 30 percent increase in capacity from the airline's hub in Doha with the introduction of wide body aircraft on their two daily flights, while capacity on the Venice route will increase by 70 percent with the introduction of an A330 aircraft, replacing the A320 that currently serves this route daily.
"Qatar Airways' growth in operations to Italy is extremely important in relation to the airline's wider route map, as it is a central trading zone, with many countries from the Far East, Middle East and Africa connecting via Doha to reach the Italian gateways for both business and leisure purposes, Al Baker said at the press conference.
"In addition, Italian companies are having an ever-growing presence in the Gulf states, and Qatar Airways is well-poised to facilitate both freighter and passenger services with the increase in recently introduced capacity," added Al Baker.
Qatar Airways flies a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and an A330 to Rome twice daily, while operating an A330 twice daily to Milan and daily to Venice.
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