Qatar Air Adds San Francisco After Emirates' Trump Cuts
- Airline ignores Trump travel bans to expand U.S. routes to 15
- ‘We still have robust loads,’ Qatar Airways CEO Al Baker says
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Qatar Airways Ltd. announced plans to add San Francisco to its network of U.S. destinations, plotting expansion just days after rival Emirates moved to reduce flights to the country citing President Donald Trump’s travel restrictions.
The Doha-based carrier will serve the California city starting in 2018, the company said Monday at a press conference in Dubai. The Persian Gulf airline will use Boeing Co. 777-300 aircraft on the route, which will become its 15th U.S. destination.