The new route comes as the airline continues to strengthen its network across the globe through reinstating flights, adding new destinations, and expanding its strategic partnerships.

The Doha – Seattle service will be operated on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday using an Airbus A350-900 featuring 36 seats in its Business Class cabin and 247 seats in Economy Class. Flights depart Doha (QR719) at 8 am and arrive in the US at 12.20 pm. Return flights (QR720) depart Seattle at 5.05 pm and arrive at 5.15 pm the next day.

Business Class passengers flying to Seattle will enjoy the award-winning Qsuite business class seat, featuring sliding privacy doors and the option to use a ‘Do Not Disturb (DND)’ indicator. The Qsuite seat layout is a 1-2-1 configuration, providing passengers with the most spacious, fully private, comfortable, and socially distanced Business Class product in the sky.

The launch of flights to Seattle in March 2021 will increase Qatar Airways’ U.S. network to 59 weekly flights to 11 destinations in the U.S., connecting onwards to hundreds of American cities through strategic partnerships with Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and JetBlue. Seattle joins existing U.S. destinations including Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Houston (IAH), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), New York (JFK), Philadelphia (PHL), San Francisco (SFO) and Washington, D.C. (IAD).

The national carrier of the State of Qatar has also announced a frequent flyer partnership with Alaska Airlines that will allow Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Alaska Mileage Plan members to earn frequent flyer miles and, from March 31, 2021, redeem miles on both carriers’ full networks, and receive elite status perks including lounge access. The two airlines are also working closely on developing a codeshare agreement and commercial cooperation in line with the U.S. carrier joining oneworld on March 31, 2021.

“Qatar Airways is committed to enhancing connectivity within the U.S. market, and the launch of flights to Seattle, our second new U.S. destination since the onset of the pandemic, epitomises this commitment,” says Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker. “We are excited to welcome Washington State’s largest city as our seventh new destination announced this year, and our eleventh U.S. gateway, surpassing the number of destinations we operated in the U.S. pre-COVID19. Home to a large tech industry and a portal of innovation, Seattle is a destination that is internationally renowned for business and leisure travel.”

“We’re thrilled to be joining the oneworld alliance and to begin this new partnership with an outstanding airline like Qatar Airways,” says Alaska Air Group Chairman and CEO Brad Tilden. “As more of us resume international air travel next year, we are excited to offer our guests new nonstop service on Qatar Airways from Seattle to Doha, in addition to service to Doha from our hubs in Los Angeles and San Francisco. This partnership opens up tremendous destinations around the world and amazing opportunities for our guests.”

Qatar Airways currently operates more than 700 weekly flights to over 100 destinations across the globe. By the end of March 2021, Qatar Airways plans to rebuild its network to 126 destinations including 20 in Africa, 11 in the Americas, 29 in Asia-Pacific, 38 in Europe, 13 in India, and 15 in the Middle East. Many cities will be served with a strong schedule with daily or more frequencies.

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