Qatar Airways expands winter network to more than 170 destinations

Qatar Airways will serve more than 170 destinations during the 2026/27 winter season, operating nearly 1,800 weekly flights through its Doha hub by December.

The airline will resume daily services to Zanzibar on 25 October and Canberra via Melbourne on 9 December. Melbourne will increase from seven to 14 weekly flights, while partner Virgin Australia will add Doha services from Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

In Asia, Phuket and Malé will each increase to 21 weekly flights from 25 October. Ho Chi Minh City will rise from seven to 11 weekly services, including four non-stop flights, while Kuala Lumpur will receive 18 Qatar Airways flights alongside 14 weekly Malaysia Airlines services.

European expansion includes London Heathrow, which will increase from 49 to 56 weekly flights on 25 October, supplemented by British Airways’ daily Doha service. Frankfurt will rise from 18 to 21 weekly flights from 7 December.

Elsewhere, Montréal will become daily, Johannesburg will increase to 18 weekly flights and Seychelles will move from four to seven from March 2027. Qatar Airways will also restore twice-weekly services to Qassim, Taif, Yanbu and Tabuk, taking its Saudi Arabian network to 12 destinations and more than 155 weekly flights.

The carrier is simultaneously expanding Starlink connectivity, with more than 150 widebody aircraft equipped and as many as 340 Wi-Fi-enabled flights operating daily.