Aviation

Qatar Airways deploys Boeing 777 on Mumbai route

ETW STAFF - Mumbai

Qatar Airways has introduced its state-of-the-art Boeing 777 aircraft on the Mumbai - Doha route. The Boeing 777s feature Qatar Airways' next generation Oryx Entertainment inflight entertainment system offering every passenger in both Business and Economy Class a choice of more than 700 audio and video options. The Airbus A330s, which had been operating on the Mumbai - Doha route, offered fewer entertainment channels. Qatar Airways announced orders for 32 Boeing 777 Extended Range (ER) and Long Range (LR) aircraft at the Dubai Air Show last year. Two Boeing 777-300 ERs, have been delivered, and apart from operating on the Mumbai route, also serve Doha - Washington non-stop every day with a flight time of around 14 hours. The carrier's remaining Boeing 777s are due to be inducted into Qatar Airways' fleet from this summer.