Qatar Airways will soon be operating its flights between Doha and Venice. The services are expected to commence from 15th June 2011, which is also an important holiday season.

The new city will be the airline’s third destination after Milan and Rome in Italy. A daily flight service will be operated from Doha International Airport. Airbus carrier A320 equipped with 132 economy seats and 12 of business class seat will be made to run on the new route. The move will further make Venice open to the Qatar’s wider network.

The flight QR 961 will depart daily from Doha at 9.10 am and will arrive in Venice Marco Polo at 2.30 pm. The round trip flight QR962 will depart from 4.40 pm and will return in Doha at 11.25pm.

The airline CEO Akbar Al Baker said: “Venice is a vibrant city with incredible appeal among leisure and business travelers, and we are confident that our new daily flights will be equally successful as our daily services to Rome and Milan.”