Qatar Airways adds new US link with San Francisco flights

Qatar Airways is to launch flights to San Francisco this December, adding the west coast city to its US network for the first time. The Gulf carrier is already flying eight of the 10 US destinations it served prior to the pandemic. San Francisco will become Qatar’s ninth destination, when the service launches on 15 December. Qatar will deploy a two-class configured Airbus A350-900 on the route four times weekly. It marks the fifth new route announced by the airline since the pandemic began. In September, flights to Accra in Ghana via Lagos joined Cebu, Brisbane and Toronto as new points in the airline’s network. Qatar Airways CE Akbar Al Baker says: ”As we navigate the crisis, we have made it a priority to not only reinstate our existing destinations and be the airline travellers can rely on, but to also grow our network and increase connectivity with new and relevant destinations for our customers to enjoy. As the gateway to Silicon Valley and the vibrant tech economy, the San Francisco Bay Area is a globally important destination, both from a business and leisure perspective.”<br/>