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Effective January 7, 2013, Gassim will become Qatar Airways’ fifth destination in Saudi Arabia, where it already serves Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Medina. The Doha-based airline will operate four-flights-a-week to the central Saudi city of Gassim. The Gassim route will be operated with an Airbus A320 in a two-class configuration of 12 seats in First Class and 132 in Economy. Situated 400 kilometres northwest of Riyadh, Gassim is Saudi Arabia’s seventh most populated province with a rich agricultural industry. Akbar Al Baker, CEO, Qatar Airways said that he was delighted the airline was boosting services to Saudi Arabia, a market where the carrier had more than doubled frequency over the past year.
