Qatar Airways Adds Another New Thai Destination To Its Route Map

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Qatar may still be having issues with its neighbors but that doesn’t appear to be stopping Qatar Airways from adding new destinations to its route network on what feels like a monthly basis.

Qatar Airways will be starting a seasonal service to Chiang Mai from 12 December, the airline already operates services to Bangkok, Phuket and Krabi and now it has announced that it will soon serve its fifth Thai destination – Pattaya.

From 28 January 2018 Qatar Airways will operate a 4x/week service between Doha and Pattaya on the following schedule:

QR828 DOH 20:05 – 06:30+1 day UTP (Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun)
QR829 UTP 07:50 – 11:40 DOH (Mon, Tue, Thu & Sat)

The timings of the flights look promising for connections to/from Europe (which is why most of us care about these kind of routes anyway) and the fact that Qatar Airways will be operating its 787 Dreamliners on this route makes it all the more interesting.

The airline has said that it’s introducing the service to Pattaya on its “winter schedule” but doesn’t offer an end date for the service – I’m left to assume that it will run through to the end of March or possibly into the beginning of April 2018.

Here’s what Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive had to say about the new route:

We are delighted to announce the launch of our newest route to Pattaya in Thailand, our fifth route to one of Southeast Asia’s most popular destinations. Thailand is continuing to grow in popularity with our passengers, who love travelling to this beautiful country to enjoy its incredible culture, cuisine and natural scenery.

Qatar Airways is committed to responding to customer demand by flying our passengers where they want to go and providing them with our unrivalled five-star service to destinations around the world.
I have to confess that what little I know about Pattaya would fit on the back of a postage stamp but, considering how many people I know seem to be happy about this new destination, it would appear to be pretty popular.

The 787 Dreamliner that will operate between Doha and Pattaya will offer 22 Business Class seats (I reviewed the Qatar Airways Dreamliner’s Business Class cabin here) and 232 Economy Class seats.

Qatar Airways 787 Business Class

While the Economy Class cabin is less than stellar (seat pitch and seat width aren’t exactly generous) I’m a fan of the Business Class offering so this will be a route to watch out for when the next inevitable Qatar Airways Business Class sale comes along.

Fares are now bookable at www.qatarairways.com