Qatar Airways (QATAR) will grow its summer schedule to more than 150 destinations from 16 June 2026, the Doha-based carrier said on April 16.
The enlarged programme runs until 15 September and introduces new routes and added frequencies to and from the airline’s Doha hub, aimed at giving corporate and leisure passengers greater flexibility when finalising summer itineraries.
In a notice to its customer base, the Skytrax-rated carrier said passengers holding confirmed bookings on any affected service would be contacted directly with revised flight information. The airline urged travellers to check its website and mobile app regularly and to keep contact details on file up to date.
The oneworld member has set out flexibility measures for ticket-holders travelling during the summer window. Passengers with confirmed bookings between 28 February and 15 September 2026 are eligible for free date changes to a new travel date up to 31 October 2026, subject to availability and fare seasonality, when rebooking on flights operated by the airline.
Passengers whose flights are hit by the schedule changes remain eligible for further fee-free changes until 31 October 2026, or a refund of the unused ticket value. The carrier cautioned that refund requests may take up to 28 working days to process.
Qatar Airways said passengers should not travel to their departure airport unless holding a valid, confirmed ticket.
The schedule expansion comes as Gulf rivals Emirates and Etihad also scale up their summer programmes to meet rising demand on the Europe-Asia and Europe-Africa corridors, with Doha continuing to position itself alongside Dubai and Abu Dhabi as a major long-haul transit point.
Business travellers can view the updated summer schedule via the Qatar Airways website.