{"id":1364,"date":"2013-02-06T10:41:34","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T10:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelcenteruk.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2019-10-02T14:33:18","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T13:33:18","slug":"qatar-airways-expands-route-network-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/qatar-airways-expands-route-network-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Airways Expands Route Network In Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Qatar Airways launched flight operations in Iraq six month prior. However, with the start of flights to cities Baghdad and Erbil, the airline pursues in expanding services to the Najaf destination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Beside the increase demand in passenger travel to Iraq, the current reconstruction phase in the country has become a great expansion plan for Qatar Airways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Flights<\/strong> will be operating four times weekly to the central city of Najaf. It is the 124<sup>th<\/sup> destination in the airline\u2019s global network spanning across <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/flights\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Europe<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Middle East, <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/flights\/asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asia Pacific<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Africa, North America and South America.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qatar Airways launched flight operations in Iraq six month prior. However, with the start of flights to cities Baghdad and Erbil, the airline pursues in expanding services to the Najaf destination. 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