Qatar Airways launches one-stop flights from Amritsar to Canada

Doha : Qatar Airways announced to start a new three-weekly direct service between Doha in Qatar and Toronto-Canada, starting on December 11, 2024. It will improve connectivity between Amritsar and the Canadian city.

This new route will offer one-stop connectivity to Amritsar, besides providing travel options for the Punjabi diaspora in Toronto, many of whom have been seeking alternatives to flying through Delhi.

The flight from Amritsar departs early in the morning at 4:10 am, arriving in Doha at 6:05 am. After a three-hour 45-minute layover, passengers will board the flight from Doha on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 9:50am, reaching Toronto the same day at 3:55pm.

The return flight departs Toronto on the same days at 8:00 pm, arriving in Doha the next day at 4:30 pm. Passengers will then board a connecting flight at 8:40 pm, landing in Amritsar the following morning at 2:40 am. The total travel time is approximately 20 hours and 10 minutes.

At a joint press communique from Canada, FlyAmritsar Initiative North America convener Anantdeep Singh Dhillon and Global convener Sameep Singh Gumtala said, "Qatar Airways has been operating daily direct flights from Amritsar, providing short transit connections via Doha to several destinations in the USA and Montreal in Canada providing further connectivity within Canada through codeshare with airlines in Canada."