Doha flights surge as Qatar Airways expands operations

Qatar Airways has significantly ramped up its passenger flights following a complete suspension at the start of the Iran War, now entering its sixth week, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.

After gradually resuming operations from March 18, the airline is scheduled to operate approximately 108 departing passenger flights from Doha on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

The carrier plans to further expand its network, reaching more than 120 destinations by June 15, reflecting a continued recovery in air travel and operational capacity since the temporary grounding.

Qatar’s recent passenger flight departures ex-Doha:

March 30: 60 flights

March 31: 51 flights

April 1: 71 flights (+2 delayed from March 31)

April 2: 82 flights

April 3: 79 flights

April 4: 79 flights

April 5: 81 flights

April 6: 80 flights

April 7: 79 flights

April 8: 108 flights

Flights departing from Doha (DOH) on April 8:

Note that this information was collected at 3:00 AM Doha time on April 8, and is subject to change.

Flight	Destination	Time	Gate	Status
QR011	London – LHR	01:30	A1	Departed
QR1148	Muscat – MCT	01:30	C19	Departed
QR123	Milan – MXP	01:35	C92	Departed
QR892	Beijing – PKX	01:40	C18	Gate Closed
QR079	Berlin – BER	01:40	A7	Departed
QR1375	Durban – DUR (via MPM)	01:40	A8	Departed
QR021	Manchester – MAN	01:45	A3	Departed
QR840	Penang – PEN (via HKT)	01:45	C4	Departed
QR648	Kathmandu – KTM	01:50	A6	Departed
QR137	Barcelona – BCN	01:55	B8	Departed
QR041	Paris – CDG	01:55	C15	Departed
QR1156	Dammam – DMM	02:00	A9	Departed
QR147	Madrid – MAD	02:00	C2	Departed
QR1172	Riyadh – RUH	02:00	C9	Departed
QR161	Copenhagen – CPH	01:50	C16	Gate Closed
QR962	Denpasar – DPS	02:00	C84	Gate Closed
QR069	Frankfurt – FRA	02:05	C82	Departed
QR570	Delhi – DEL	02:05	C89	Departed
QR1499	Dar Es Salaam – DAR (via JRO)	02:10	C93	Departed
QR1455	Harare – HRE (via LUN)	02:10	C91	Gate Closed
QR237	Istanbul – IST	02:15	B3	Departed
QR115	Rome – FCO	02:15	C80	Departed
QR059	Munich – MUC	02:15	B10	Departed
QR628	Lahore – LHE	02:15	C8	Gate Closed
QR874	Guangzhou – CAN	02:30	C1	Gate Closed
QR1335	Nairobi – NBO	02:35	C6	Gate Closed
QR858	Seoul – ICN	02:35	C81	Gate Closed
QR828	Bangkok – BKK	02:35	A10	Gate Closed
QR219	Bucharest – OTP	02:35	C5	Gate Closed
QR932	Manila – MNL	02:35	C11	Gate Closed
QR852	Kuala Lumpur – KUL	02:40	B9	Gate Closed
QR664	Colombo – CMB	02:55	B1	Gate Closed
QR614	Islamabad – ISB	02:55	C3	Departed
QR870	Shanghai – PVG	02:55	B4	Departed
QR514	Kochi – COK	02:55	B6	Gate Closed
QR818	Hong Kong – HKG	02:59	C20	Gate Closed
QR610	Karachi – KHI	02:59	C12	Gate Closed
QR806	Tokyo – NRT	03:05	C92	Gate Closed
QR640	Dhaka – DAC	03:05	C10	Last Call
QR1363	Johannesburg – JNB	03:05	B5	Gate Closed
QR956	Jakarta – CGK	03:05	C83	Boarding
QR976	Hanoi – HAN	03:10	A11	Last Call
QR942	Singapore – SIN	03:15	C82	Gate Closed
QR834	Bangkok – BKK	03:20	C90	Last Call
QR203	Athens – ATH	07:30	—	Scheduled
QR029	Edinburgh – EDI	07:30	—	Scheduled
QR1405	Lagos – LOS	07:30	—	Scheduled
QR339	Moscow – SVO	07:30	—	Scheduled
QR007	London – LHR	07:35	—	Scheduled
QR003	London – LHR	07:35	—	Scheduled
QR027	Manchester – MAN	07:35	—	Scheduled
QR273	Amsterdam – AMS	07:35	—	Scheduled
QR149	Madrid – MAD	07:55	—	Scheduled
QR145	Barcelona – BCN	08:00	—	Scheduled
QR127	Milan – MXP	08:00	—	Scheduled
QR159	Copenhagen – CPH	08:00	—	Scheduled
QR039	Paris – CDG	08:00	—	Scheduled
QR067	Frankfurt – FRA	08:00	—	Scheduled
QR1431	Abuja – ABV	08:00	—	Scheduled
QR1170	Riyadh – RUH	08:10	—	Scheduled
QR928	Manila – MNL	08:20	—	Scheduled
QR1303	Cairo – CAI	08:30	—	Scheduled
QR095	Zurich – ZRH	08:30	—	Scheduled
QR131	Rome – FCO	08:30	—	Scheduled
QR701	New York – JFK	08:30	—	Scheduled
QR725	Chicago – ORD	08:35	—	Scheduled
QR777	Miami – MIA	08:35	—	Scheduled
QR081	Berlin – BER	08:40	—	Scheduled
QR1190	Jeddah – JED	08:45	—	Scheduled
QR239	Istanbul – IST	09:00	—	Scheduled
QR1379	Algiers – ALG	09:00	—	Scheduled
QR269	Larnaca – LCA	09:05	—	Scheduled
QR773	Sao Paulo – GRU	09:10	—	Scheduled
QR1399	Tunis – TUN	09:10	—	Scheduled
QR646	Kathmandu – KTM	09:20	—	Scheduled
QR017	Dublin – DUB	09:30	—	Scheduled
QR767	Toronto – YYZ	09:30	—	Scheduled
QR1395	Casablanca – CMN	09:30	—	Scheduled
QR763	Montreal – YUL	09:35	—	Scheduled
QR1383	Entebbe – EBB	09:50	—	Scheduled
QR658	Colombo – CMB	10:35	—	Scheduled
QR015	London – LHR	13:30	—	Scheduled
QR1301	Cairo – CAI	13:45	—	Scheduled
QR1186	Jeddah – JED	13:50	—	Scheduled
QR1130	Salalah – SLL	14:00	—	Scheduled
QR638	Dhaka – DAC	15:50	—	Scheduled
QR1341	Nairobi – NBO	18:30	—	Scheduled
QR1124	Muscat – MCT	18:30	—	Scheduled
QR540	Kolkata – CCU	18:30	—	Scheduled
QR1305	Cairo – CAI	18:35	—	Scheduled
QR662	Colombo – CMB	18:40	—	Scheduled
QR958	Jakarta – CGK	18:45	—	Scheduled
QR1168	Riyadh – RUH	18:45	—	Scheduled
QR934	Manila – MNL	18:45	—	Scheduled
QR528	Chennai – MAA	19:05	—	Scheduled
QR572	Bangalore – BLR	19:05	—	Scheduled
QR844	Kuala Lumpur – KUL	19:15	—	Scheduled
QR578	Delhi – DEL	19:15	—	Scheduled
QR516	Kochi – COK	19:30	—	Scheduled
QR838	Bangkok – BKK	19:35	—	Scheduled
QR620	Lahore – LHE	19:40	—	Scheduled
QR632	Islamabad – ISB	19:45	—	Scheduled
QR1427	Addis Ababa – ADD	19:55	—	Scheduled
QR600	Peshawar – PEW	20:05	—	Scheduled
QR630	Sialkot – SKT	20:10	—	Scheduled
QR556	Mumbai – BOM	20:20	—	Scheduled
QR604	Karachi – KHI	20:55	—	Scheduled
QR1182	Jeddah – JED	21:20	—	Scheduled

Qatar destinations list until June 15:

Africa

Abidjan (ABJ) from 16 April

Abuja (ABV)

Accra (ACC) from 16 April  

Addis Ababa (ADD)

Algiers (ALG)   Lagos (LOS)

Cairo (CAI)

Cape Town (CPT)

Casablanca (CMN)

Dar Es Salaam (DAR)

Durban (DUR)

Entebbe (EBB)

Harare (HRE)

Johannesburg (JNB)

Kilimanjaro (JRO)

Kinshasa (FIH) from 16 May

Luanda (NBJ) from 16 May

Lusaka (LUN)

Maputo (MPM)

Nairobi (NBO)

Tunis (TUN)

The Americas

Chicago (ORD)

Dallas (DFW)

Miami (MIA)

Montreal (YUL)

New York (JFK)

San Francisco (SFO) from 11 June

São Paulo (GRU)

Seattle (SEA) from 16 April

Toronto (YYZ)

Washington, DC (IAD)

Asia

Ahmedabad (AMD)

Amritsar (ATQ)

Bangkok (BKK)

Beijing (PKX)

Bengaluru (BLR)

Chengdu (TFU) from 16 May            

Chennai (MAA)

Chongqing (CKG) from 16 May       

Clark, Philippines (CRK)

Colombo (CMB)

Delhi (DEL)

Denpasar / Bali (DPS)

Dhaka (DAC)

Goa (GOX) from 16 May       

Guangzhou (CAN)

Hangzhou (HGH) from 16 May       

Hanoi (HAN)

Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

Hong Kong (HKG)

Hyderabad (HYD)

Islamabad (ISB)

Jakarta (CGK)

Karachi (KHI)

Kathmandu (KTM)

Kochi (COK)

Kolkata (CCU)

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

Lahore (LHE)

Male (MLE)

Manila (MNL)

Multan (MUX)

Mumbai (BOM)

Penang (PEN)

Peshawar (PEW)

Phnom Penh (KTI)

Phuket (HKT)

Seoul (ICN)

Shanghai (PVG)

Sialkot (SKT)

Singapore (SIN)

Thiruvananthapuram (TRV)

Tokyo (NRT)

Europe

Amsterdam (AMS)

Ankara (ESB) from 16 May  

Antalya (AYT) from 23 May 

Athens (ATH)

Barcelona (BCN)

Berlin (BER)

Birmingham (BHX)

Bodrum (BJV) from 22 May

Bucharest (OTP)

Copenhagen (CPH)

Dublin (DUB)

Edinburgh (EDI)

Frankfurt (FRA)

Geneva (GVA) from 16 April             

Istanbul (IST)

Larnaca (LCA)

London Gatwick (LGW) from 16 May         

London Heathrow (LHR)

Madrid (MAD)

Málaga (AGP) from 22 May

Manchester (MAN)

Milan (MXP)

Moscow (SVO)

Munich (MUC)

Mykonos (JMK) from 23 May

Nice (NCE) from 16 May      

Paris (CDG)

Rome (FCO)

Sarajevo (SJJ) from 22 May

Stockholm (ARN) from 16 April

Trabzon (TZX) from 22 May

Vienna (VIE) from 16 April

Warsaw (WAW)

Zurich (ZRH)

The Middle East

Abha (AHB) from 16 May     

Al Ula (ULH) from 16 April  

Dammam (DMM)

Ha’il (HAS) from 16 April     

Jeddah (JED)

Medina (MED) from 1 May

Muscat (MCT)

Red Sea (RSI)

Riyadh (RUH)

Salalah (SLL)

Pacific

Brisbane (BNE) from 16 May

Melbourne (MEL)

Perth (PER)

Sydney (SYD)

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By Nijat Babayev