Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad International) CEO Akbar Al Baker has announced plans on November 28 to launch a non-stop service between Athens and New York JFK from 2013 with further details to be made public at a later stage. It is expected that the flights will originate and terminate at the carrier's homebase in Doha and that Qatar Airways will make use of fifth freedom rights between Greece and the United States. Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) currently operates a daily seasonal B767-300ER service between Athens and JFK between May and October.