Qatar Airways axes Gatwick flights

Qatar Airways has announced it will axe flights to London Gatwick  from May 31.

A report on Air and Business Travel News said the decision had been made for commercial reasons.
In a statement, Qatar Airways’ CEO Akbar Al Baker, said, “We are extremely sad to be losing London Gatwick from our network after serving the route for the past seven years.

"But following a thorough review and analysis over the past few months, we have concluded that we could no longer sustain the route for commercial reasons.

"While we continue to grow our business, developing the network further, we do it prudently, cautiously and carefully.”

The carrier said it will boost flights to Manchester to double daily instead.

Emirates is now the only major Gulf carrier to fly to Gatwick Airport, after Etihad and Oman Air also stopped flights to the secondary London airport.