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Qatar Airways is planning to launch six new routes in Europe and Asia from October 2010.

The Doha-based airline will phase in the route expansion over a four-month period with daily flights to Phuket - after Bangkok, its second destination in Thailand - kicking off the growth drive on 11 October 2010. The new flights will operate via Kuala Lumpur.

Three weeks later, beginning 1 November, Qatar Airways adds the Vietnamese capital Hanoi to its network with four flights a week via Bangkok. The new route will support existing services to Vietnam's commercial centre and largest city of Ho Chi Minh City, where flights will also be stepped up from four-a-week to daily.

24 November 2010 marks the launch of the carrier's European expansion drive with thrice-weekly flights to the French Mediterranean city of Nice. Operating via Milan, the Nice operation will strengthen Qatar Airways' services to France, where it already operates to the capital Paris.

The New Year sees Qatar Airways' entry into eastern Europe with the launch of four flights a week to the Romanian capital of Bucharest, starting on 17 January. The services continue on to Budapest, capital city of Hungary.

And with five flights a week from 31 January, the Belgian capital of Brussels, home of the European Parliament, rounds off an impressive list of destinations for the airline.

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