Qatar Airways announces network...

New routes will fly to destinations in Bangladesh, Congo, Sudan, Sumatra, Turkey and France

Qatar Airways has announced new destinations, flight resumptions and frequency increases that will come into effect in 2023.

Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker stated that new destinations planned for launch in 2023 would include Chittagong (Bangladesh), Juba (Sudan), Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Medan (Sumatra), Trabzon (Turkey), and Lyon and Toulouse (France).

The airline will also resume flights to 11 destinations including Beijing (China), Birmingham (UK), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Casablanca and Marrakesh (Morocco), Davao (Philippines), Nice (France), Osaka and Tokyo's Haneda airport (Japan), Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and Ras Al-Khaimah (UAE).

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Al Baker said: “Qatar Airways is dedicated to enriching the global community which it serves. As the World’s Best Airline award winner, 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. 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.”

Multiple destinations will also see frequency increases in 2023. These include:

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
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
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