Travellers can now plan ahead for the winter season with greater choice and convenience with the World’s Best Airline
DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways has introduced increased lights to over 15 global destinations for this year’s winter season. The airline is facilitating demand for its services for travellers from all around the globe and continues to offer greater choice and connectivity through its Doha hub, the award-winning Hamad International Airport.
The World’s Best Airline, as voted by Skytrax in 2025 for a record ninth time, has also announced its landmark frequency to London. Qatar Airways marks up to 10 daily lights to London as its highest-ever frequency, which is complemented by British Airways’ double daily lights.
Qatar Airways Chief Commercial Oicer, Mr. Thierry Antinori, said: “Qatar Airways is consistently witnessing a steady rise in demand for our 5-star services to some of the most prominent destinations in the world, most notably for London, Dublin, Cape Town, and São Paulo. This winter, in partnership with Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia will launch
lights from Melbourne to Doha, increasing capacity to three daily lights between the two cities. Qatar Airways will also restart services to Canberra, reinforcing its commitment to enhance connectivity between Australia and the world.
“The latest increase in light frequency is testament to our continual and unmatched enhancements of experiences for our passengers travelling through the Best Airport in the Middle East – our hub, Hamad International Airport.”
Passengers have greater choice when travelling with Qatar Airways this winter: Abu Dhabi – increased from ive daily lights to up to six
Berlin – increased from 18 weekly lights to up to 21
Cape Town – increased from 10 weekly lights to up to 12
Casablanca – increased from four weekly lights to ive
Dublin – increased from 14 weekly lights to 17
Frankfurt – increased from 18 weekly lights to up to 21
Johannesburg – increased from 14 weekly lights to 18
London Heathrow – increased from eight daily lights to up to 10
Madrid – increased from 14 weekly lights to 17
Maldives – increased from three daily lights to up to four
Manchester – increased from 21 weekly lights to up to 24
Phuket – increased from three daily lights to up to four
São Paulo – increased from 14 weekly lights to 18
Sharjah – increased from three daily lights to up to seven
Tokyo Narita – increased from 11 weekly lights to up to 14
Toronto – increased from ive weekly lights to seven
The airline’s global connectivity is supported by its diverse leet of young aircraft that includes 54 Boeing 777s equipped with ultra-high-speed Starlink on-board Wi-Fi that is free for all passengers. Qatar Airways is irst airline in the world to fully equip and operate over 50 widebody aircraft with Starlink, and the only carrier in the MENA region offering the service. Passengers in both Premium and Economy cabins enjoy free, gate to-gate Wi-Fi speeds of up to 500 Mbps per aircraft.
The airline is now equipping its Airbus A350 leet, aiming to complete Starlink installation within the next year.
Qatar Airways, a benchmark for excellence in the industry, remains a prominent leader in global connectivity. The World’s Best Airline enhances its network by continually anticipating market trends and evolving travel demands for destinations to cater to its global community of leisure and business travellers alike.
