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Qatar Airways' winter schedule: more London, Phuket and Maldives flights, plus Zanzibar and Canberra return
Qatar will serve more than 170 destinations this winter. Heathrow rises to 56 weekly flights, Zanzibar comes back on Oct. 25 and Canberra returns via Melbourne on Dec. 9.
By Patrick Karsh, Founder, Lounge Frog ·
Page updated October 2026.
Qatar Airways will fly to more than 170 destinations this winter, according to its Sept. 10 announcement. The schedule adds flights across most regions and brings back several routes.
The changes
Europe
- London Heathrow: 49 to 56 weekly flights from Oct. 25
- Frankfurt: 18 to 21 weekly from Dec. 7
Africa
- Zanzibar: back to daily from Oct. 25
- Johannesburg: 18 weekly from Dec. 2
- Seychelles: daily from March 1, 2027
Americas
- Montréal: five to seven weekly from Oct. 25
Asia Pacific
- Phuket and Malé: each up to 21 weekly from Oct. 25
- Kuala Lumpur: 18 weekly from Oct. 25
- Ho Chi Minh City: 11 weekly from Nov. 7, including restored direct flights
- Melbourne: double daily, with Canberra resuming via Melbourne, from Dec. 9
- Virgin Australia is adding Doha flights from Sydney, Brisbane and Perth in December
Middle East
- Qassim, Taif, Yanbu and Tabuk all resume twice weekly between Oct. 25 and Jan. 3
What it means for lounge time
More frequencies mean more connections through Doha. Business passengers there use the Al Mourjan Business Lounge (South) and The Garden, which have 20 and 30 showers between them.
For Heathrow passengers, Qatar points to British Airways' daily Doha flight as a codeshare option. If you have oneworld status, that means BA's Heathrow lounges are open to you as well.
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