Travel Alerts
Travel Alerts
The safety, security and good health of our passengers and employees is our highest priority.
Qatar Airways is working closely with global and national authorities to understand the latest advice and guidance on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and operate our services accordingly.
Like all airlines around the world, we have to balance the needs of our millions of passengers with the operational challenges we face due to entry restrictions imposed by a number of countries.
To learn more about steps being taken by Qatar Airways at this time and to “Travel with confidence”, click here
Read moreQatar Airways kindly requests passengers to arrive at least three and a half hours before their flight. There may be delays at the airport due to extra check-in procedures. Arriving early will ensure you have plenty of time to check-in safely and make your way to your gate.
Exception:
- Passengers travelling from London Heathrow (LHR), London Gatwick (LGW), Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Istanbul Airport (IST), Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW), Tehran (IKA) Tunis-Carthage Airport (TUN) and India should arrive at least four hours before the flight to complete check-in procedures.
- Passengers travelling from Lagos (LOS) should arrive at least five hours before the flight to complete check-in procedures.
All passengers travelling from Abu Dhabi (AUH) are advised that a mandatory PCR test is required 72 hours prior to departure. For any further queries you are requested to visit qatarairways.com/help
Effective 17th August 2021, all Qatar Airways flights operations to and from King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) relocated from North Terminal to Terminal 1.
All departing passengers from Jeddah should proceed to Terminal 1 for check-in.
Due to the spread of swine fever, bird flu and other infectious disease occurring in Asia and some countries around the world, it is prohibited to carry pork, beef, poultry and other meat products into Japan. Any person violating this prohibition by carrying any such products without permission shall be subject to penalty of up to three years imprisonment and / or a fine of up to 3 million Japanese yen.
Persons carrying meat products or who have visited livestock and persons handled livestock must visit the Animal Quarantine Counter before the customs inspection.
Qatar Airways regrets the cancellation of flight QR1331 & QR1332 and QR1323 & QR1324 to/from Khartoum from 25th - 29th Oct due to unrest in the capital.
The safety of our passengers and employees is of the highest importance, and we continue to monitor developments closely. Please keep an eye on (link: http://bit.ly/2bQx0p9) for flight status. Thank you.
With immediate effect, Qatar Airways will no longer be accepting passengers travelling from South Africa or Zimbabwe. However we will continue to accept passengers for travel into both countries in line with current restrictions.
Passengers who are booked on Qatar Airways flights from airports in either country, including Johannesburg (JNB), Capetown (CPT), Durban (DUR) and Harare (HRE), will not be accepted for travel until further notice.
These restrictions will remain in place until we receive further guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO). We will continue to review the situation on a daily basis and will update www.qatarairways.com as new information becomes available.
Please contact the Qatar Airways contact centre or your travel agent for further information.