Qatar Airways to serve over 160 destinations in summer

Doha : Qatar Airways will operate flights to more than 160 destinations during the Summer 2026 schedule as the carrier accelerates the restoration of its global network following disruptions earlier this year. The airline announced that it resumed services to 26 destinations from June 16, expanding its network across Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. The latest expansion follows the gradual resumption of operations since March, when the airline restarted flights to more than 60 destinations. In Africa, Qatar Airways is restoring services to Kigali, Seychelles and Marrakesh, while a new route to Port Sudan is scheduled to begin on July 2. In the Americas, the airline will resume flights to Caracas and Bogotá on July 22, followed by the return of Philadelphia services from August 1. Boston will initially be served four times weekly before increasing to daily flights in support of travel demand during the FIFA World Cup 2026. The carrier is also increasing frequencies to several FIFA World Cup host cities in the United States, including Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco. Across Asia-Pacific, Qatar Airways is resuming flights to Adelaide, Auckland, Osaka, Tokyo Haneda, Almaty, Baku, Tashkent, Tbilisi and Yerevan. In Europe, services are returning to cities including Brussels, Lisbon, Oslo, Prague, Düsseldorf, Helsinki, Belgrade, Budapest and Zagreb, with some destinations receiving additional frequencies from August. Qatar Airways said, the expansion is aimed at strengthening international connectivity through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport. The airline also highlighted its operational performance, noting it recorded an 84.42 percent on-time performance in 2025 and received Cirium's Platinum Award for Operational Excellence.