What happened
Qatar Airways has resumed significant flight activity following the grounding during the Iran War, now operating roughly 82 daily flights ex-Doha as of April 2, 2026. The airline is expanding its network with specific new route launches: Abidjan and Accra from April 16; Geneva, Stockholm, Vienna, Al Ula, and Ha’il from April 16; Seattle from April 16; Medina from May 1; Kinshasa, Luanda, Chengdu, Chongqing, Goa, Hangzhou, Ankara, Nice, London Gatwick, and Brisbane from May 16; Antalya, Bodrum, Sarajevo, Trabzon, and Málaga from late May; and San Francisco from June 11. This expansion brings the total scheduled destinations to over 120 by June 15. The article also notes flexible rebooking and refund policies for flights until June 15, 2026, and clarifies Privilege Club tier extensions for members affected by the disruption
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- LoyaltyLobby: Qatar Airways has significantly increased its passenger flights this week after grounding them entirely at the beginning of the Iran War, now in its fifth week
- LoyaltyLobby: Qatar Airways has significantly increased its passenger flights this week after grounding them entirely at the beginning of the Iran War, now in its fifth week
- LoyaltyLobby: Qatar Airways has significantly increased its passenger flights this week after grounding them entirely at the beginning of the Iran War, now in its sixth week
- LoyaltyLobby: Qatar Airways significantly increased its passenger flights last week after grounding them entirely at the beginning of the Iran War, now in its sixth week
- LoyaltyLobby: Qatar Airways significantly increased its passenger flights last week after grounding them entirely at the beginning of the Iran War, now in its sixth week
- LoyaltyLobby: Qatar Airways significantly increased its passenger flights last week after grounding them entirely at the beginning of the Iran War, now in its sixth week
- LoyaltyLobby: Qatar Airways significantly increased its passenger flights last week after grounding them entirely at the beginning of the Iran War
- LoyaltyLobby: Qatar Airways grounded most of its flights four weeks ago, operating only about 15 departing flights daily from Doha and some point-to-point services between Europe and Asia to move stranded passengers
- LoyaltyLobby: The Iran War has now lasted for more than a month, first completely decimating air travel in the Gulf Area airports due to incoming missiles and drones from Iran to countries with US bases