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DOHA: British Airways, the UK’s flagship carrier which operates a daily service between Qatar and London Heathrow, has slashed the price of its flights to Houston, Texas – one of the leading oil centres in the United States and a key leisure and business link for the airline.
Running on all British Airways’ Qatar-Houston services until September 30, customers can now book a return fare — including all taxes, fees and service charges – in World Traveller (economy) for only QR3,990, or opt for a World Traveller Plus (premium economy) return for only QR7,200.
“A high number of our London-bound customers from Qatar transfer on to North American destinations and Houston is always a popular choice in the summer. Business and leisure travellers from Qatar will be able to link onto the Houston service and enjoy an easy transfer through Terminal Five,” said Paolo De Renzis, British Airways’ area commercial manager, Middle East.
“Business class customers remain a priority for us and this promotional fare will no doubt attract a high proportion of professionals in the oil, gas and defense industries currently employed in Qatar,” said De Renzis.
British Airways’ Qatari customers will transfer through the airline’s £4.3bn Terminal Five home at London Heathrow, and be able to arrive in the early afternoon, ensuring they can get a head start on their business or holiday plans.
De Renzis said competitive pricing and the option of a quick transfer, or longer summer stop-over, through London will help British Airways increase its market share of Qatari passengers flying to Texas.
“Obviously, Heathrow is our hub and all our regional services stop at Terminal Five en route to trans-Atlantic destinations. In the summer we find a large percentage of travellers prefer to split long flights up, most likely to keep the family at peace, or make a short stay-over in London on the way to their final destination,” he said.
The airline has been operating direct trans-Atlantic services to a host of North American destinations, including Houston, since last year’s historic Open Skies agreement, which opened up long-standing competition laws which limited European carriers’ direct Stateside routes.
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