Qatar to fly giant Airbus on China routes

Qatar Airways Group, which received the world's first Airbus 350 XWB last month, expects to fly its new giant to China from early 2016, the chief executive of the group said on Wednesday.

Akbar Al Baker said it will use the A350 XWB to substitute its A330 aircraft currently flying to cities in China, including Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, Chengdu in Sichuan province, Guangzhou in Guangdong province and Chongqing.

The carrier currently uses Boeing 777-300ER and super jumbo A380 aircraft on its services to Beijing and Shanghai, and Al Baker also said it is considering launching services to new destinations in China.