More than 100 European airports have Middle East flights this winter. With 250,000 one-way seats, Düsseldorf ranks 21st, based on Cirium schedules information data. Capacity has risen by a 13% versus W19, helped by the launch of various new routes – including daily service from Doha with Qatar Airways. Five new and resuming Middle East […]
November 23, 2022 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
International long-haul traffic was hit especially hard by the pandemic, with many Asian countries in particular imposing extremely severe restrictions on foreign visitors. Some of these markets are still only just opening up to international passenger flights. For many European travellers, a popular way of reaching many key Asian markets was to use one of […]
November 21, 2022 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Qatar Airways launched its first new European route of 2022 when it added non-stop service from Doha to Santorini in Greece on 7 June. There will be 3-weekly flights on the 2,775-kilometre route which is not operated by any other carrier. The route will be flown utilising the airline’s two-class, 144-seat A320s. It becomes the […]
June 16, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Qatar Airways launched its latest new route on Thursday 9 December from Doha to Odessa in Ukraine. The 3,000-kilometre route will be served 3-weekly (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) using the airline’s 132-seat A320s and faces no direct competition. This becomes the airline’s second route to Ukraine as it already serves Kiev KBP with 2-daily flights. […]
December 10, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Qatar Airways has (again) switched airports in Moscow. On Sunday 31 October the oneworld carrier transferred its daily Doha service from Moscow DME to Moscow SVO. The 3,600-kilometre route will be flown using the airline’s 777-300ERs. Qatar Airways originally began serving Moscow in July 2003 when flights were also to Sheremetyevo. However, in September 2004 […]
November 2, 2021 | Latest Route News +