Doha Hamad International Airport

Thailand’s decision to welcome fully vaccinated travelers to Phuket from July 1 has prompted a reaction from airlines.

Flights from Doha to Sharjah will resume in July, seven months after the blockade on Qatar was lifted.

Routes rounds up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

South African-born Hendrik Du Preez talks about the potential for Qatar Airways in Africa. Thanks to the end of the blockade, many more opportunities are possible.

The additions takes the airline’s network in Africa to more than 100 weekly flights across 24 destinations.

Including the latest additions, JetBlue customers now have access to more than 80 destinations in Qatar’s network from its main DOH hub.

The LCC plans to restore Doha to its network next week after an absence of more than three-and-a-half years.

Additional international services are returning to the Gulf carriers’ route maps.

The Qatar-UAE flights will be the first scheduled nonstop routes since mid-2017. Additionally, Qatar’s flag-carrier has signed an expanded codeshare deal with Iberia.

Cairo and Alexandria are being restored to the airline’s route map.

Scheduled flights have resumed today following the detente reached last week.

The restoration of diplomatic relations between Qatar and four Arab states looks set to have big implications for oneworld alliance member Qatar Airways.

The oneworld alliance member will compete with Emirates on the service.

Qatar Airways plans to deepen cooperation with Oman Air and LATAM Airlines Brasil while also bringing forward the launch of its new route to Seattle.

The planned launch of the service coincides with Seattle-based Alaska Airlines’ entry into the oneworld alliance.

The base becomes the third in the UK to be announced by the ULCC since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.

Abuja in Nigeria is the latest destination being added to Qatar Airways’ route network.

The two airlines have formed a codeshare partnership ahead of Air Canada’s plans to launch service to Qatar this December.

Miami and Phuket are among the airports being restored to the national carrier’s route map.

After years of delay, BER welcomed its first scheduled flights on Oct. 31.

Qatar's UK country manager Gary Kershaw discusses the airline’s UK network and shifting demand in response to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

The carrier will serve nine US destinations when the Doha-SFO service gets underway Dec. 15.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qatar Airways adding a long-awaited Ghana service; Emirates upgauging its Moscow route; and Viva Air’s plans to open a Bogota-Cali link.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qatar Airways resuming Lagos; Wizz Air’s first Italian domestic routes; and American Airline adding Daytona Beach flights.

The carrier is restarting service to destinations in Africa, South Asia and the US.