Qatar Airways has revealed when it will expand its international network by launching new flights to India.

The carrier will launch its new service to Amritsar in the north of the country on 11 October ahead of Diwali, the religious festival of lights.

Flights to Goa, the popular Indian beach resort, will get underway two weeks later on 25 October in preparation for the influx of winter holiday traffic.

The new routes will both be operated from Qatar Airways' hub in Doha by two-class Airbus A320 aircraft, offering 12 seats in business class and 132 in economy.

Commenting on the forthcoming services, the airline's chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker said: 'When we made the route expansion announcement during the ITB Berlin travel show in March, news spread very quickly with a lot of excitement in the market about these highly underserved destinations by international airlines.

'We have since been inundated with calls from the public seeking more information about the launch dates. We are now pleased to confirm 11 and 25 October as the launch times, giving Qatar Airways significantly more capacity to India.'

Other Indian destinations in the carrier's network include Kochi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi.

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