The 72-hour sale booking window opens at midnight 0001 hrs (local time in each market) on Tuesday April 17 and ends on Thursday April 19 at 2359 hrs (local time in each market).Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airway's Chief Executive Officer said: “For those planning to visit family or friends or just keen on a getaway break, Qatar Airways is offering these value fares to over 100 destinations we fly to across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.

“We are very pleased to offer these great savings to our loyal customers, and to those travelling with us for the first time. The promotional offers are not only appealing, but the large number of destinations available is also extremely attractive.

“2011 was a big year for Qatar Airways and 2012 is going to be even bigger as we introduce more destinations to our international network and increased capacity on existing routes to give our customers a wide array of travel choices."

As part of its 2012 expansion programme, Qatar Airways launches flights to a further 11 destinations – Zagreb (Croatia) from May 9; Perth (Australia) from July 3 and others cities during the year, including Mombasa (Kenya), Zanzibar (Tanzania), Helsinki (Finland), Gassim (Saudi Arabia), Belgrade (Serbia), Erbil (Iraq), Baghdad (Iraq), Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) and Yangon (Myanmar). In February, the carrier launched services to the Azerbaijan capital Baku and Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi, and last month began flights to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda in East Africa.