Qatar Airways will begin flying to Adelaide in early May 2016 using its flagship Airbus A350, just two months after it launches into Sydney.

The daily schedule will represent Australia's first Airbus A350 service. The Oneworld member airline already flies the advanced fuel-efficient A350 from its hub at Doha to Frankfurt and Singapore.

Flight report: On board Qatar Airways' first Airbus A350-900

Qatar's Airbus A350 features 36 spacious lie-flat business class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration.

Each set converts to an 80 inch fully flat bed and has its own 17 inch high-definition personal video screen.

Photo tour: Qatar Airbus A350 business class

Further along the plane are 247 economy seats of up to 32 inch pitch in a 3-3-3- arrangement.

Flight QR914 from Doha will depart at 8.55pm, arriving into Adelaide at 4.25pm the following day.

The return leg QR915 will be wheels-up from Adelaide at 9:.30pm and reach Doha at 04.50am the next day, with onwards connections to the Europe and the UK.

Qatar already flies to Melbourne and Perth, with Sydney joining the network on March 1st.

"2016 is going to be yet another exciting year for Qatar Airways and we are very pleased that Australia will figure prominently in our expansion plans with the launch of flights to Sydney from March 1 and Adelaide from May 2 to further strengthen our operations in the country," commented Qatar Airways CEO, His Excellency Mr Akbar Al Baker, on the new route.

Photo tour: Qatar Airbus A350 business class

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