QATAR AIRWAYS INAUGURAL SERVICE TO CARDIFF AIRPORT | FIRST LANDING (A350) WATER CANNON SALUTE & ATC

Today, 1st May 2018, Qatar Airways launched their new service between Doha and Cardiff. Here you can see the very first landing at Cardiff Airport, including a beautiful water cannon salute and some close up shots. Qatar Airways celebrated their brand new route between South Wales and the Gulf in style today, arranging a gorgeous water cannon salute as well as sending their brand new Airbus A350-900 (A7-ALU, delivered on the 25th April 2018) as a one off. After today, Qatar will operate this route daily using the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. This new service is fantastic news for Cardiff Airport, Wales and aviation in the West country as a whole, with cheap fares via Doha to hundreds of destinations worldwide now available right on people's doorsteps. In this video you'll see the very first landing of this new service, the aircraft taxying to stand, being greeted with a water cannon salute as well as some close up shots from the north of the airport. Route: Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH/OTHH) - Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) Airline: Qatar Airways Callsign: QR323/QTR323 Aircraft: Airbus A350-941 (A7-ALU) Date: 1st May 2018 ⏺ QATAR INAUGURAL TAKEOFF FROM CARDIFF ➡️    • INAUGURAL QATAR AIRWAYS TAKEOFF FROM CARDI...   I met up with my great friend Jon who came down from Newcastle to catch the inaugural arrival, we had a superb day. Check out his brilliant aviation channel here... 👉    / flyhellas101   ▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼ ➮ Social... ○ Twitter: www.twitter.com/Mraviationguy ○ Facebook: www.facebook.com/Mraviationguy ➮ Equipment - ○ Camcorder: Panasonic HDC-HS60 ○ ATC: Uniden UBC75XLT ○ Tripod: Velbon DV-7000 ○ Editing Software: Sony Vegas Pro 13 I hope you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching. Leaving a like is always welcome and appreciated. Mraviationguy. Video Usage: This video is being managed exclusively by Newsflare. To use this video for broadcast or in a commercial player go to: https://www.newsflare.com/video/20188... or email: newsdesk@newsflare.com or call: +44 (0) 8432 895 191 Video Tags: Qatar Airways inaugural service new route Cardiff Airport Wales Qatar Airways inaugural service new route Cardiff Airport Wales Qatar Airways inaugural service new route Cardiff Airport Wales QR323 QTR323 A350 Landing Cardiff CWL EGFF First Inaugural QR323 QTR323 A350 Landing Cardiff CWL EGFF First Inaugural QR323 QTR323 A350 Landing Cardiff CWL EGFF First Inaugural Doha Cardiff route link long-haul Gulf new Inaugural Landing Qatar Doha Cardiff route link long-haul Gulf new Inaugural Landing Qatar Doha Cardiff route link long-haul Gulf new Inaugural Landing Qatar