Qatar Airways has announced a major expansion to its network, with new and returning destinations as well as increased frequency on existing routes.
In total more than 50 destinations will see more arrivals from Qatar Airways, with seven entirely new destinations planned this year.
As well as adding new flights to Bangladesh, France, Sudan and Indonesia it will resume flights to destinations in England, China, Japan, UAE and Morocco.
New Qatar Airways flights
Qatar Airways made the announcements on the opening day of ITB Berlin 2023, the world’s largest international travel and tourism trade show.
Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker, unveiled the new destinations, and announced flight resumptions and frequency increases.
Qatar Airways also revealed its new sports sponsorship portfolio as well as a multitude of other projects and partnerships lined up for 2023.
Al Baker announced new destinations planned for launch in 2023, including Chittagong, Juba, Kinshasa, Lyon, Medan, Toulouse, and Trabzon.
Qatar Airways is also resuming flights to Beijing, Birmingham, Buenos Aires, Casablanca, Davao, Marrakesh, Nice, Osaka, Phnom Penh, Ras Al-Khaimah, and Tokyo Haneda.
In add Qatar Airways will also increase the frequency of its flights to 35 destinations in 2023.
Announcing the updates Al Baker said: “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.
“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.”
ITB Berlin showcases travel and holiday exhibitors from more than 180 countries and five continents, with over 160,000 visitors expected to attend this year.
Qatar Airways increased flight frequency
- 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
Qatar Airways currently flies to more than 150 destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport, currently named the ‘Best Airport in the World” by Skytrax World Airport Awards 2022.
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