March 30- Qatar Airways will launch its first flights to South America when it begins daily flights to Brazil and Argentina on June 24th. Two new Boeing 777-200 Long Range aircraft will operate the new services to Sao Paolo and Argentina. Flight QR921 will take off from Doha International Airport every day at 7:40 am and land in Sao Paolo at 4 pm local time. The flight continues to Buenos Aires, arriving at 8:05 pm.
Akbar al Baker, Qatar Airways CEO, said “We have experienced incredible expansion over the years and by adding Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires to our growing network, we can proudly say Qatar Airways is a truly international airline. Al Baker added the airline plans to add seven new routes in the first six months of 2010 and even more in the next 12 months as their growth strategy evolves.