Qatar goes daily on Manchester route

Qatar Airways is to increase its frequency between Doha and Manchester from four flights a week to a daily service from March 26.

The carrier will initially introduce a fifth flight on February 11 before rising to daily.

Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker said: “All our UK routes covering Manchester, Heathrow and Gatwick are performing extremely well so it was only a matter of time before we stepped up capacity to meet rising demand.”