Qatar Airways has announced plans to launch services to seven new destinations and resume 11 routes.
At a press conference during the opening day of ITB Berlin 2023, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker announced also announced flight frequency increases along with the introduction fo seven new destinations to the airline's network – Chittagong, Juba, Kinshasa, Lyon, Medan, Toulouse, and Trabzon.
Qatar Airways will also resume flights to 11 destinations – Beijing, Birmingham, Buenos Aires, Casablanca, Davao, Marrakesh, Nice, Osaka, Phnom Penh, Ras Al-Khaimah, and Tokyo-Haneda.
“Qatar Airways is dedicated to enrich the global community which it serves. As the World’s Best Airline, we are excited to offer more ways of bringing the world together, increasing connectivity and bridging gaps within the travel industry. As we expand our fleet, network, partnerships and international presence we look forward to working together to deliver sustainable growth and a compelling future for the industry,” said Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive.
“We continue to look forward to our bright future here in Qatar, with multiple projects lined up for 2023 and beyond, such as the Formula 1 partnership and much more. Qatar will continue to be a global hub of connectivity and an ideal destination for tourism, long after the great success of the historic FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.”
Network Flight Frequency Increases
In addition to the addition and resumption of routes, Qatar Airways announced flight frequency increases to destinations throughout its network.
Qatar Airways' plan for flight frequency increases are listed below:
Abuja – Port Harcourt – increased from two weekly flights to three
Abuja – Kano – increased from three weekly flights to four
Athens – increased from seven weekly flights to 14
Belgrade – increased from five weekly flights to seven
Berlin – increased from 11 weekly flights to 14
Bucharest – increased from 10 weekly flights to 14
Cairo – increased from 21 weekly flights to 28
Copenhagen – increased from four weekly flights to seven, and 10 from winter season 2023/24
-Finnair also operates 7 weekly flights, totalling 17 weekly in Copenhagen
Denpasar – increased from 14 weekly flights to 21
Dublin – increased from 12 weekly flights to 14
Düsseldorf – increased from seven weekly flights to 11 for winter season 2023/24
Edinburgh– increased from 10 weekly flights to 14
Hanoi – increased from 10 weekly flights to 12
Hong Kong – increased from 11 weekly flights to 14
Khartoum – increased from seven weekly flights to 14
Larnaca – increased from seven weekly flights to 14
London Gatwick – increased from seven weekly flights to 10 (14 weekly flights for peak summer season)
London Heathrow – increased from 42 weekly flights to 45
Madrid – increased from 16 weekly flights to 18
Manila – increased from 17 weekly flights to 18
Milan – increased from 16 weekly flights to 21
Mogadishu – increased from three weekly flights to four
Nagpur – increased from four weekly flights to seven
Oslo – increased from seven weekly flights to 12 for winter season 2023/24
Phuket – increased from 14 weekly flights to 21 for winter season 2023/24
Saigon – increased from 10 weekly flights to 12
Sarajevo – increased from three weekly flights to four for summer season 2023
Sofia – increased from three weekly flights to four weekly flights in summer and five weekly flights in winter season 2023/24
Stockholm – increased from three weekly flights to five for winter season 2023/24
- Finnair also operates 7 weekly flights, totalling 12 weekly in Stockholm
Taif – increased from three weekly flights to seven
Vienna – increased from 10 weekly flights to 14
Warsaw – increased from seven weekly flights to 14 from winter season 2023/24
Yerevan – increased from seven weekly flights to 10
Zagreb – increased from four weekly flights to seven
Zurich – increased from 10 weekly flights to 14
