KATHMANDU: To celebrate launch of Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight to Canberra, Qatar Airways Nepal hosted a press conference with Australian Ambassador Peter Greme Budd, Qatar Ambassador Yousef Mohammed Al-Hail and Country Manager Jayaprakash Nair. The launch of a daily service to Canberra raises the airline’s number of flights a week to the country to 42. Qatar Airways already operates a daily service to Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, as per a media release. Canberra service will also stop in Sydney, where passengers can disembark, creating a second daily flight to destination.