After several years of speculation it seems the introduction of services to Auckland by Qatar Airways is moving ever closer with the airline's CEO making comment overnight about adding ultra long haul flights from Doha to Auckland in addition to Doha to Santiago flying Boeing 777-200LR equipment.
The introduction of a Doha-Auckland
2013 news article http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10869451
2016 news article http://www.arabianbusiness.com/qatar-airways-chief-eyes-more-airline-investments-in-2016-619487.html
Qatar have recently celebrated their first year of Airbus A350XWB operations and as more of these aircraft are introduced to service this will free up the Boeing 777's for expanded services.
