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Qatar Airways first ever passenger flight to Portugal landed at Lisbon Airport earlier, as the airline adds to its rapidly expanding European network.<\/p>\n
Operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, flight QR343 was greeted with a water cannon salute on arrival.<\/p>\n
Present on board the inaugural flight to Lisbon was the Portuguese ambassador to Qatar, Ricardo Pracana, and Qatar Airways chief commercial officer, Simon Talling-Smith.<\/p>\n
Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: \u201cWe are delighted to launch direct services to Lisbon, the latest addition to Qatar Airways rapidly expanding European network.<\/p>\n
\u201cLisbon is renowned for its extensive history and culture, boasting a rich artistic and gastronomic heritage.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe look forward to welcoming business and leisure travellers alike on board so that they may experience this vibrant destination, one of the oldest capitals in western Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new daily direct services to Lisbon will be operated by the airlines state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with 22 seats in business class and 232 seats in economy.<\/p>\n
Lisbon has also joined Qatar Airways air freight network, with the carriers carg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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