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Qatar Airways yesterday announced its further commitment to Ireland by partnering with The Curragh following the inaugural Dublin-Doha flight on June 12.
The airline's entry into the Irish market strengthens Irish and Qatari business relationships as well as connecting Irish passengers to more than 150 destinations worldwide.
Through the Irish and Qatari affinity for horses, Qatar Airways is now drawing together the cultural heritage of both nations.
Qatar Airways was also recently announced as official airline partner of the 2017 Dublin Horse Show, further establishing strong relations with the Irish equestrian industry and business networks.
The launch of the new Dublin-Doha route provides Irish passengers with the first ever direct Dublin-Doha service, providing easier access to the Middle East, Asia and Australia, with seamless connections to Sydney, Hong Kong, Melbourne and many more attractive global destinations.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: 'We are delighted to enter the Irish market and expand our global network of more than 150 destinations with the addition of the great city of Dublin. Given the Irish people's passion for travel, we believe this new route will be very successful and will inspire even greater communication and trade between both Irish and Qatari travellers.
'Qatar Airways partnership with The Curragh today is a great example of this. As such an established and world renowned equestrian organisation, this is a great opportunity to connect the Irish and Qatari communities and we are delighted to be announcing this new development. Dublin is a hub for more than 1,000 leading multi-national companies.
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