Why it matters
Affects 2 airline programs (Emirates, Qatar Airways). New route or product — useful for award booking and positioning flights.
What happened
- Seattle (SEA) from April 16
- Geneva (GVA) from April 16
- Kinshasa (FIH) and Luanda (NBJ) from May 16
- Chengdu (TFU), Chongqing (CKG), Goa (GOX), Hangzhou (HGH), and Ankara (ESB) from May 16
- London Gatwick (LGW) from May 16
- Bodrum (BJV) and Málaga (AGP) from May 22
- Antalya (AYT) and Mykonos (JMK) from May 23
- San Francisco (SFO) from June 11 The airline aims to reach over 120 total destinations by mid-June 2026. Current daily departures from Doha are around 111 flights
Qatar Airways is significantly increasing its passenger flight activity following a pause during the Iran War. The airline is launching several new routes and restoring services with specific start dates: - Abidjan (ABJ) and Accra (ACC) from April 16
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- LoyaltyLobby: Qatar Airways today updated the list of destinations it plans to serve from June 16, 2026, bringing the total to more than 150, up from the previously announced 120+
- LoyaltyLobby: Qatar Airways has significantly increased its passenger flights over the past three weeks after grounding them entirely at the beginning of the Iran War, which is now, at least theoretically, “paused”
- LoyaltyLobby: Qatar Airways has significantly increased its passenger flights over the past three weeks after grounding them entirely at the beginning of the Iran War, which is now, at least theoretically, “paused”
- LoyaltyLobby: Qatar Airways has significantly increased its passenger flights over the past four weeks after grounding them entirely at the beginning of the Iran War, which is now, at least theoretically, “paused”
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