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Qatar Airways handled 54.616 passengers on its flights between Doha and Belgrade during the first half of the year, registering an average cabin load factor of 86.1% over the six-month period. The passenger figures represent a 26% increase on its previous record during the first half of the pre-pandemic 2019, during which the airline maintained 70% of its flights with the 182-seat Airbus A321 aircraft, which it has since retired. During H1 2024, the Qatari carrier operated all but two of its Belgrade flights with the A320 jet (12% with 132-seat configuration and 88% with 144-seat configuration). The remaining two flights were run with the 254-seat 787-8 Dreamliner. Qatar Airways saw stronger figures during the first quarter of the year, during which it maintained ten weekly rotations between the two cities, before returning to its usual daily service from late March onwards. As EX-YU Aviation News learns, the additional three weekly flights maintained between December 2023 and March 2024 proved popular, particularly with local leisure travellers to destinations including Thailand, the Maldives, Vietnam, and Zanzibar. If the carrier secures sufficient narrow-body capacity, it is expected to restore the additional winter rotations.

Qatar Airways Belgrade performance, H1 2024