Qatar Airways to fly between Doha and Rio de Janeiro – Aviacionline

Brazil’s Minister of Tourism Gilson Machado announced this week the launch of a direct flight between Rio de Janeiro and Doha.

This new direct connection between Brazil and Doha will begin in February and will be operated by Qatar Airways, connecting the capital of Qatar with Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão International Airport (GIG).

Currently, Qatar Airways, one of the world’s largest airlines, already operates daily flights between Doha and São Paulo, arriving in this case at Guarulhos International Airport (GRU).

» Qatar Airways will start flying to Rio de Janeiro in February with its Boeing 777. This is awesome, great news, and shows the confidence and recovery of tourism in Brazil,» said Minister Machado in a video posted on a…