Qatar Airways has announced that it will expand its network to Chiang Mai in Thailand from December 16th.

The airline will fly to Chiang Mai five times a week via Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar, with an A330-200.

The largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand, Chiang Mai will be the fourth city in the Asian country to be served by Qatar Airways, which currently flies to Bangkok and Phuket, and will commence flights to Krabi on December 6th.

With the addition of Krabi and Chiang Mai to its network Qatar Airways will increase its flights to Thailand from 39 to 48 per week by the end of 2016.