Qatar Airways on Wednesday launched scheduled flights to Serbia, its latest entry into Eastern Europe and the airline’s 11th new route of the year.

The Doha-based carrier inaugurated the first of three weekly services to the country’s capital city of Belgrade.

The airline’s newest route is its 121st destination globally with Warsaw in Poland next on the list of launches next month.

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Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said: “Serbia’s capital Belgrade is renowned across Europe for its buzzing nightlife and unique cultural attractions. W

“As a modern, democratic European country, and well on the path to membership of the European Union, visitors can enjoy numerous cultural, entertainment, traditional and sporting events held in Serbia all year round, demonstrating the creative power and spiritual vitality of this country.

“2012 has been a very exciting year for Qatar Airways and our ongoing commitment to serving Eastern Europe will be further strengthened when we launch new flights to the Polish capital Warsaw on December 5.

“Our presence in Europe was especially strengthened last year when we launched a record seven destinations to the continent alone, including Bucharest, Budapest, Brussels, Stuttgart, Venice, Sofia and Oslo.

“I sincerely thank the Serbian Government and the local airport authorities for warmly welcoming Qatar Airways to Serbia,” added Al Baker.

Qatar Airways is flying its Airbus A320 on the Belgrade route, featuring 144 seats in a two-class configuration of 12 Business Class seats and 132 in Economy.

Since the beginning of 2012, Qatar Airways has launched flights to 11 new destinations – Baku (Azerbaijan); Tbilisi (Georgia); Kigali (Rwanda); Zagreb (Croatia), Erbil (Iraq), Baghdad (Iraq), Perth (Australia), Kilimanjaro (Tanzania); Yangon (Myanmar), Maputo (Mozambique) and now Belgrade (Serbia).

Over the next few weeks, Qatar Airways will launch services to Warsaw, Poland (December 5), Gassim, Saudi Arabia (January 7 2013); Najaf, Iraq (January 23); Phnom Penh, Cambodia (February 20); Chicago, USA (April 10); and Salalah, Oman (May 22).