Qatar ramps up routes
- Qatar Airways is expanding to more than 150 destinations starting June 16, 2026, with higher frequencies. (aviationmetric.com) - Foreign airlines are gradually resuming operations at Doha's Hamad International Airport as routes restore normality. (euronews.com) - Aviation coverage contrasts the Doha ramp‑up with cuts at other carriers, changing summer connectivity patterns. (aviationmetric.com)
Qatar is reopening Doha to the wider airline market as Qatar Airways restores a bigger summer schedule through its home hub. (qatarairways.com) Qatar Airways said on April 16 that it will serve more than 150 destinations from June 16, 2026, under a revised schedule that runs through September 15. The airline said the plan adds new routes and higher frequencies to and from Doha. (qatarairways.com) On April 20, the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority said foreign carriers will gradually resume flights at Hamad International Airport after a temporary shutdown tied to regional tensions. The regulator said the restart will happen in phases and under international safety and security standards. (euronews.com) The sequence matters because Doha had been operating on a restricted basis for weeks. Euronews reported that, in early March, Qatar allowed only partial air navigation, mainly for evacuation, repatriation and cargo flights, while Qatar Airways ran limited “relief corridor” services from March 7 to cities including London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Madrid, Rome and Frankfurt. (euronews.com) Qatar Airways said all flights to and from Doha are still using dedicated flight corridors coordinated with the civil aviation authority. The airline also kept flexible policies in place for passengers booked between February 28 and September 15, including fee-free date changes up to October 31, 2026, or refunds for unused tickets. (qatarairways.com) The carrier’s own numbers show the gap between normal operations and the current rebuild. Qatar Airways said it “currently flies to over 170 destinations worldwide,” but its summer recovery schedule covers “over 150 destinations” from June 16, indicating that not all pre-disruption connectivity is back yet. (qatarairways.com) Europe is one of the clearest examples of the rebuild. Euronews said the updated Qatar Airways network includes 44 European destinations, naming Baku, Copenhagen, Milan, Tbilisi, Vienna and Warsaw among them. (euronews.com) Qatar’s regulator said passengers with confirmed bookings in the new schedule will be notified directly, while also warning that flights can still change or be canceled for operational, regulatory or safety reasons. For summer travelers, that leaves Doha more connected than it was in March, but still operating under a recovery timetable rather than a fully settled one. (caa.gov.qa)
