Qatar Airways is starting flights from Kathmandu to Canberra. The flight from Kathmandu will make a stop at Doha and then fly to Canberra. The airlines last week hosted a press confer­ence in the presence of Austra­lian Ambassador Peter Greme Budd, Qatar Ambassador Yousef Mohammed Al-Hail and Coun­try Manager Jayaprakash Nair to celebrate the launch of Qatar Air­ways’ inaugural Canberra flight. Canberra is will be the fifth Aus­tralian airport to get direct flights from Kathmandu. Qatar Airways already operates a daily service to Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.