Qatar Airways has cut its planned expansion to the US for summer 2025, reducing the number of frequencies to Los Angeles and New York. The Doha-based carrier currently operates over 100 weekly flights to the US, providing connections to 11 destinations.

Revising US expansion plans

Qatar Airways
planned to increase flights to Los Angeles and New York during the Northern Summer 2025 season, which will run from the end of March 2025 to the end of October 2025,

based on IATA’s slot seasons
.

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The carrier planned to boost frequencies on the Doha-Los Angeles route from seven to ten weekly flights between March 30 and October 25, with up to 14 weekly flights between June 30 and August 31. It also planned to increase Doha-New York flights from 18 to 21 weekly between May 31 and September 29, 2025.

However, as reported by Aeroroutes, the airline revised its planned service to the US in the second half of December 2024, with both New York and Los Angeles planned increases being canceled. The airline continues to list seven weekly flights on its Doha-Boston route, slightly less than the 10 weekly flights offered in 2024.

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11 destinations in the US

Qatar Airways currently serves 11 US destinations from its hub at Doha Hamad International Airport
. The airline launched flights to the US in June 2007, flying from Doha to Newark via Geneva. Doha-Washington was added the following month, marking the addition of the airline’s two most important routes that year.

According to data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company, the oneworld carrier now offers up to 104 weekly flights to the US. As per mid-January schedules, New York-JFK is the most served with 19 weekly flights on the Boeing 777-300ER
, Airbus A350-900, and A350-1000.

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Dallas Fort Worth is the second most-served airport, with up to 14 weekly (twice-daily) flights on the 777-200LR and A350-1000. This is followed by Miami with 12 weekly A350-1000 flights and Washington-Dulles with 10 weekly 777-300ER and A350-900 flights.

The other seven destinations—Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle, and San Francisco—are all served daily by Qatar Airways’ Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 aircraft. Data for mid-August 2025 shows that Qatar Airways plans to increase flights to Washington to 14 weekly, while Miami is reduced to 10 weekly flights.

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The airline’s larger North American network comprises 13 routes.

Qatar Airways launched flights to Toronto, Canada, in December 2024
, its 13th airport in North America and second in Canada after Montreal. Flights to Toronto will be operated three times a week with the Boeing 777-300ER. The oneworld carrier replaces codeshare partner Air Canada on the route.

180 airports worldwide

Qatar Airways is set to resume flights to Damascus, Syria, from January 7, 2025, marking a significant step in increasing connectivity in the region. The service will end a nearly 13-year hiatus, as the airline last served Syria in 2012. The planned flight resumption follows the ousting of former dictator Bashar al-Assad and his government in December 2024.

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Damascus is set to be Qatar Airways’ 180th airport
, with passenger flights across the globe. The airline flies to about 84 countries, with a network comprising 52 airports in Asia, 47 in Europe, 31 in the Middle East (including Doha), 29 in Africa, 14 in the Americas, and seven in Australasia. India is the most extensively served, with 13 airports, followed by Saudi Arabia and the US, with 11 airports each.

As of January 7, Qatar Airways will be the only major operator flying to Syria, although Turkish Airlines is also set to return soon. The Doha-Damascus route will be operated three times a week on the Airbus A330-200. Cirium data for 2004–2012 shows that the Qatari national carrier used the A330 on the route about 2% of the time, with most of the flights being operated on A320 family aircraft.