Boeing 787 Dreamliner resumes flights to Australia after global grounding
Qatar Airways has resumed scheduled flights of its fleet of five Boeing 787 Dreamliners today, and is resuming scheduled flights to Australia.
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The 787 touches down in HEathrow after returning to service
The first scheduled flight of the return service was on the Doha-Heathrow route.
"The Doha – Heathrow route is one of our most popular international routes, and so I’m thrilled that our Dreamliners are back in the skies, providing our passengers with an unparalleled level of service and comfort to and from the UK,” said Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker.
Qatar Airways UK Country Manager Richard Oliver confirmed the aircraft would be returning to Australia.
“We are absolutely delighted to be back in the air with the Boeing 787s in the UK route providing our passengers with a unique travel experience,” he said.
“With our Heathrow operations going back up to five flights a day following today’s re-introduction of the Dreamliner on the London route, we fly to our Doha hub and offer passengers a raft of excellent connections to cities across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia
Mr Al Baker said: “I have always hailed the Dreamliner as the state-of-the-art aircraft destined to change the way people travel. After a setback that not only affected our own worldwide operations, but those of many carriers worldwide, we look forward to now deploying the Dreamliner on other key routes over the coming weeks.”