Dublin welcomed the first Qatar Airways flight from Doha earlier, inaugurating a new daily service designed to connect the city to the world.
Senior vice president of Qatar Airways Europe, Jonathan Harding, travelled on board the inaugural flight and was greeted by daa chief executive, Kevin Toland; Dublin Airport managing director, Vincent Harrison; and chief executive of Tourism Ireland, Niall Gibbons.
To celebrate this special occasion, the award-winning airline flew its next-generation Airbus A350 aircraft to Dublin, giving VIP guests and key media the opportunity to tour the state-of-the-art aircraft.
This was the first time a commercial passenger Airbus A350 aircraft has landed on Irish soil and the feedback from those on board was extremely positive.
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Simon Raven and Chris Raven were born in the United Kingdom. ‘Living the Linger’ was first published in 2005, and follows the brothers on a journey of lost love and search for the truth as they traverse Interstate 15 across backcountry USA. Simon and Chris became established as overland travel writers a year later with the publication of ‘Driving the Trans-Siberian’ in 2006 and ‘Carnival Express’ in 2007. The travel writing duo have since driven full circle around the Black Sea, traversed the Trans-oceanic highway from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast of South America and in 2007 travelled the road to Damascus. In addition to co-writing four travel books, they have documented and photographed multiple off the beaten track destinations across the globe including China’s deep south, tribal India and the Balkan peninsula.
Simon and Chris have been noted by Lonely Planet for their talent to portray an “accurate view of what to expect”.
Senior vice president of Qatar Airways Europe, Jonathan Harding, travelled on board the inaugural flight and was greeted by daa chief executive, Kevin Toland; Dublin Airport managing director, Vincent Harrison; and chief executive of Tourism Ireland, Niall Gibbons.
To celebrate this special occasion, the award-winning airline flew its next-generation Airbus A350 aircraft to Dublin, giving VIP guests and key media the opportunity to tour the state-of-the-art aircraft.
This was the first time a commercial passenger Airbus A350 aircraft has landed on Irish soil and the feedback from those on board was extremely positive.
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Driving the Trans-Siberian: The Ultimate Road Trip Across Russia
Driving the Trans-Siberian: The Ultimate Road Trip Across Russia
Black Sea Circuit: An Adventure Through the Caucasus
Carnival Express: A South America Adventure
Living the Linger: Freedom on the American Highway
About the Authors
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| Chris Raven (L) Simon Raven (R) |
Simon and Chris have been noted by Lonely Planet for their talent to portray an “accurate view of what to expect”.