Qatar Airways has significantly increased its passenger flights over the past five weeks after grounding them entirely at the beginning of the Iran War, which is now, at least theoretically, “paused”.

The airline began increasing its flight activity on March 18. It will operate roughly 145 departing passenger flights ex-Doha this Friday (April 24, 2026), a significant increase compared with the average over the past 7 days.

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Qatar’s Recent Passenger Flight Departures ex-Doha:

April 15: 111 flights

April 16: 139 flights

April 17: 130 flights

April 18: 137 flights

April 19: 135 flights

April 20: 124 flights

April 21: 133 flights

April 22: 123 flights

April 23: 137 flights

April 24: 135 flights

Qatar CEO’s Tier Extension Promise:

Qatar Airways Clarifies Privilege Club Tier Extensions & Qualification Requirements For February 28 – May 31, 2026 (3rd Update)

Qatar Airways Privilege Club Tier Extension & Renewal Policy Update March 27, 2026

Qatar Airways Extends March Expiring Privilege Club Tiers By 3 Months

Qatar Airways CEO’s Message To Privilege Club Members (Tier Extension)

Qatar’s flexible rebooking and refund policies for flights until September 15, 2026:

Qatar Airways Extends Flexible Rebooking & Refund Policy For Flights Until September 15, 2026

Qatar’s Update Scheduled Destinations From June 16, 2026:

Qatar Airways Brings Dubai, Sharjah & Damman Restart Forward & Delays Los Angeles + Other Updates Through June 16, 2026

Flights departing from Doha (DOH) on April 24:

Note that this information was collected at 6:00 AM Doha time on April 24, and is subject to change.

Qatar Airways Announcement:

Qatar Destinations List From June 16:

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Qatar Airways Expanded Network To 150+ Destinations By Mid-June 2026

Africa

Abidjan (ABJ) Abuja (ABV) Accra (ACC) Addis Ababa (ADD) Alexandria (HBE) from 16 June Algiers (ALG) 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 Lagos (LOS) Luanda (NBJ) from 16 May Lusaka (LUN) Maputo (MPM) Marrakesh (RAK) from 16 June Nairobi (NBO) Port Harcourt (PHC) from 1 May Seychelles (SEZ) from 16 June Tunis (TUN)

The Americas

Atlanta (ATL) from 16 June Boston (BOS) from 16 June Chicago (ORD) Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Houston (IAH) Los Angeles (LAX) from 7 June Miami (MIA) Montreal (YUL) New York (JFK) San Francisco (SFO) from 11 June Sao Paulo (GRU) Seattle (SEA) Toronto (YYZ) Washington (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 (CRK) Cochin (COK) Colombo (CMB) Davao (DVO) Delhi (DEL) Denpasar–Bali (DPS) Dhaka (DAC) Goa (GOX) Guangzhou (CAN) Hangzhou (HGH) from 16 May Hanoi (HAN) Ho Chi Minh (SGN) Hong Kong (HKG) Hyderabad (HYD) Islamabad (ISB) Jakarta (CGK) Karachi (KHI) Kathmandu (KTM) Kolkata (CCU) Kozhikode (CCJ) from 16 June Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Lahore (LHE) Male (MLE) Manila (MNL) Multan (MUX) Mumbai (BOM) Osaka (KIX) from 16 June Penang (PEN) Peshawar (PEW) Phnom Penh (KTI) Phuket (HKT) Seoul (ICN) Shanghai (PVG) Sialkot (SKT) Singapore (SIN) Tashkent (TAS) from 16 June Thiruvananthapuram (TRV) Tokyo Narita (NRT)

Europe

Amsterdam (AMS) Ankara (ESB) from 16 May Antalya (AYT) from 16 May Athens (ATH) Baku (GYD) from 16 June Barcelona (BCN) Belgrade (BEG) from 16 June Berlin (BER) Birmingham (BHX) Bodrum (BJV) from 16 May Brussels (BRU) from 16 June Bucharest (OTP) Budapest (BUD) from 16 May Copenhagen (CPH) Dublin (DUB) Duesseldorf (DUS) from 16 June Edinburgh (EDI) Frankfurt (FRA) Geneva (GVA) Istanbul (IST) Larnaca (LCA) Lisbon (LIS) from 16 June London Gatwick (LGW) from 16 May London Heathrow (LHR) Madrid (MAD) Malaga (AGP) from 16 May Manchester (MAN) Milan (MXP) Moscow (SVO) Munich (MUC) Mykonos (JMK) from 16 May Nice (NCE) from 16 May Oslo (OSL) from 16 June Paris (CDG) Prague (PRG) from 16 June Rome (FCO) Stockholm (ARN) Tbilisi (TBS) from 16 June Trabzon (TZX) from 16 May Vienna (VIE) Warsaw (WAW) Yerevan (EVN) from 16 June Zagreb (ZAG) from 16 June Zurich (ZRH)

The Middle East

Abha (AHB) from 16 May Abu Dhabi (AUH) from 16 June Al Najaf (NJF) from 16 June Al Ula (ULH) Almaty (ALA) from 16 June Amman (AMM) Baghdad (BGW) from 16 June Bahrain (BAH) from 16 June Basrah (BSR) from 16 June Beirut (BEY) Salalah (SLL) Damascus (DAM) from 1 May Dammam (DMM) Dubai (DXB) Erbil (EBL) from 16 June Hail (HAS) Jeddah (JED) Kuwait (KWI) from 16 June Madinah (MED) from 1 May Muscat (MCT) Red Sea (RSI) Riyadh (RUH) Sharjah (SHJ) Sulaymaniyah (ISU) from 16 June

Pacific

Adelaide (ADL) from 16 June Auckland (AKL) from 16 June Brisbane (BNE) from 16 May Melbourne (MEL) Perth (PER) Sydney (SYD)

Gulf Air Travel Rebound per Flightradar24:

Note that there are more flights in the FlightRadar24 data above, but it also includes likely freighter and fifth-freedom flights that are not captured by ex-Doha passenger departure numbers, which have now been rather stable for a week.

Conclusion

There was a significant increase in Qatar Airways operations starting April 1st, another significant jump on Wednesday (April 8), and a third on Thursday (April 16), as captured by the Flightradar chart above.

Qatar Airways is at roughly 60% of its pre-Iran War schedule, compared to roughly 70% for both Emirates and Etihad.

Let’s see how long it will take Qatar Airways to match Emirates’ and Etihad’s current flight activity, in terms of pre-Iran War numbers, now that a ceasefire is in place. At least they are still restoring services to existing destinations, as noted above.

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