Updated date: 6 March 2026 - 11:30 PM (UTC+03:00)

Qatar Airways scheduled flight operations remain temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace. Qatar Airways will resume operations once the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority announces the safe full reopening of Qatari airspace by the relevant authorities. A further update will be provided on 8 March by 09:00 Doha time (06:00 UTC).

Following temporary authorisation from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority confirming a safe operating corridor, Qatar Airways intends to operate six repatriation flights on 7 March, departing Hamad International Airport to the following airports: London (LHR), Paris (CDG), Madrid (MAD), Rome (FCO), Frankfurt (FRA) and Delhi (DEL).

Priority on these flights was given to stranded passengers with families, elderly passengers, and those with urgent medical and compassionate travel needs. Each flight was pre-allocated by Qatar Airways directly to such affected passengers.

These flights do not constitute a confirmation of resumption of scheduled commercial operations.

Passengers are kindly requested not to proceed to the airport unless they have already received an official notification from Qatar Airways for these flights.

Qatar Airways has contacted affected passengers directly with their assigned flight details, travel arrangements and next steps.

We are working around the clock to organise additional relief flights where operationally possible and will share further updates as soon as they are confirmed.

Please ensure that your clients contact information is up to date so we can reach them whenever necessary.

The safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew remain our highest priority. We sincerely apologise for the disruption caused by circumstances beyond our control and thank you for your patience and understanding.

As a continuining measure, please be reminded that if you have a confirmed booking with a travel date between 28 February and 15 March 2026, you are eligible for:

Complimentary date changes of up to 14 days from the original travel date, or Refund of the unused value of your ticket.

NDC Bookings – Change, Refund & Cancellation
The process to manage NDC bookings impacted by schedule change or disruption, depends on the servicing requirement and NDC platform.

Refunds: 
- Please process via the Trade Portal Self-Service Form

Change:
- Amadeus (Sell Connect and/or Travel API), Travelport (Smartpoint) or Verteil: Please manage directly on your NDC platform where changes can be made for free (provided that it's within the commercial policy)
- All other GDS / aggregators: Please contact the QR B2B Customer Contact Centre

View the detailed process flow (PDF) for step‑by‑step guidance.