DOHA- Qatar Airways (QR) has confirmed that 13 destinations served from Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH) will stay suspended for longer than planned. Flights were expected to resume in September 2026, but the airline has now pushed the reintroduction back to at least March 2027, if they return at all.
The list covers only cities that have lost all their flights, which excludes several other markets, including every Iranian city the carrier normally serves. Seven destinations are set to return under the summer schedule, while six others have no flights on the books at all.
Qatar Airways Delayed These Route Returns
Airlines submit schedule changes each week to data providers such as Cirium Diio and OAG, revealing new routes, dropped markets, aircraft swaps, and frequency changes.
The latest filings show that seven of the 13 destinations are due to return at the end of March or in early April 2027. This timing aligns with the switch to summer schedules on March 28, 2027, which follows IATA slot seasons used by northern carriers, including Qatar Airways.
The six routes with no scheduled flights are the more notable cases. These markets remain absent from the airline’s plans, with no confirmed return date. The following table reflects the position as of July 6 and remains subject to change, Simple Flying reported.
| DOH To… | When Will Flights Resume? | Original Return Date | Planned Operations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti (continues to Mogadishu) | No flights scheduled | September 17, 2026 | Not yet known |
| Gassim | March 28, 2027 | September 17, 2026 | Three weekly A320ceo |
| Hamburg (HAM) | No flights scheduled | September 18, 2026 | Not yet known |
| Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) | March 28, 2027 | September 16, 2026 | Daily A320ceo |
| Kano (tagged with Abuja) | No flights scheduled | September 16, 2026 | Not yet known |
| Malta | March 29, 2027 | September 16, 2026 | Four weekly A320ceo |
| Mogadishu (via Djibouti) | No flights scheduled | September 17, 2026 | Not yet known |
| Neom Bay | April 1, 2027 | September 17, 2026 | Two weekly A320ceo |
| Sofia | No flights scheduled | September 17, 2026 | Not yet known |
| Tabuk | March 28, 2027 | September 17, 2026 | Three weekly A320ceo |
| Taif | March 28, 2027 | September 16, 2026 | Three weekly A320ceo |
| Venice | No flights scheduled | September 16, 2026 | Not yet known |
| Yanbu | March 28, 2027 | September 16, 2026 | Three weekly A320ceo |
Note that Abuja itself still has flights, even though Kano is tagged with it.
The Hamburg Question
Hamburg Airport (HAM) stands out among the suspended routes. The airport in northern Germany last saw Qatar Airways in March 2026.
The continued suspension is not entirely surprising, since the carrier only launched service to HAM in 2024, mostly with a daily Boeing 787-8 operation. It remains unclear if or when the route will return.
Qatar Airways And The Somalia Connection
Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) serves the capital of Somalia, and Qatar Airways has flown there since 2019. Over the following seven years, most services operated via Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) in both directions, using fifth freedom traffic rights.
Qatar Airways reached MGQ four years before flydubai, the narrowbody partner of Emirates. However, flydubai withdrew a year later. Turkish Airlines still connects Istanbul Airport (IST) to MGQ, running the 737 MAX 8 nonstop in both directions.
The DOH-JIB-MGQ service normally operates three times a week on the 132-seat Airbus A320ceo, the airline’s lowest-capacity aircraft.
Booking data for April 2025 to March 2026 shows that more than 17,000 MGQ passengers connected to another flight in DOH.
The ten most popular onward markets were London, Oslo, Cairo, Bangkok, Hyderabad, Lahore, Amsterdam, Dubai, Copenhagen, and Beijing.
This connectivity places Qatar Airways in a strong position to target traffic flying across Asia, an advantage Turkish Airlines does not share on the route.
A Broader 2.4% Cut To Doha Flights
The schedule update for September 2026 to February 2027 shows that Qatar Airways has removed 2.4% of its planned flights from DOH. That figure sits on top of earlier reductions. Compared to September 2025 to February 2026, the airline’s offering is now down by 6.9%.
Several nations face major cuts across those months. They include Syria (-44%), Hungary (-43%), Romania (-40%), Serbia (-39%), Denmark (-36%), Oman (-29%), Poland (-29%), and Norway (-24%). The carrier has also ceased flying to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Other countries will see growth. These include Algeria (+57%), Japan (+46%), Russia (+43%), Egypt (+35%), China (+19%), Canada (+18%), and Bangladesh (+15%). Qatar Airways will additionally launch flights to Colombia and Venezuela, while returning to Finland and Sudan.
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