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Qatar Airways is continuing to keeping the skies open and getting as many people home as it possibly can during these challenging times. Its state-of-the-art aircraft with their advanced air filter systems, combined with strict bio-security screening of its staff means that the airline can continue operating a significant number of flights to reunite stranded passengers with their loved ones.
Qatar Airways’ commitment to getting people home stepped up on March 24 with:
> 10,000 extra seats added to its network;
> The provision of charter services to Europe and the US from Asia;
> The addition of extra flights to Paris, Perth and Dublin from Doha;
> Upgrading services to Frankfurt, London Heathrow and Perth with the addition of the Airbus A380 on those routes.
Recent figures for Qatar Airways show load factors of over 80% for flights to the United Kingdom, France and Germany, with a fall to 36% for outbound services from those countries, illustrating the demand for homeward travel.
Qatar Airways has also flown more than 100,000 passengers home since the beginning of the Movement Control Order, while 72% of passengers carried on March 24 were nationals flying to their country of origin.
Working with embassies around the world, the airline has operated one-off services from destinations such as Phnom Penh, Denpasar, Manila and Kuala Lumpur to Europe.
Qatar Airways is currently operating flights to 60 destinations, though this number may reduce as nations introduce tighter restrictions.
*A full list of operational routes can be seen at https://www.qatarairways.com/en/travel-alerts/COVID-19-update.html
