Qatar Airways reports significant traffic growth due to travel boom

Qatar Airways reported a 31 percent increase in traffic in the first two months of the year as the Gulf carrier expands its network with new frequencies and new destinations such as Hamburg to capitalize on the recovery in travel demand following the pandemic.

The increase in demand was announced by Chief Commercial Officer Thierry Antinori at a press conference in Berlin. According to him, the airline is increasing the number of flights to 15 global destinations, including Berlin, where Qatar will operate 18 flights a week, up from 14 now, The Business Times reports.

Qatar Airways is strengthening its position as a connecting airline with its hub in Doha. According to Antinori, traffic flows are particularly strong from Europe to Asia, as well as in markets such as Thailand.

The airline, which competes with Dubai's Emirates and Abu Dhabi's Etihad for transfer traffic, will add Hamburg to its destinations in Germany, giving it an additional access point to Europe's largest economy. The airline already serves Frankfurt, Munich, Düsseldorf, and Berlin, which the German government has so far denied access to arch-rival Emirates.

As TravelWise previously reported, Qatar Airways is setting a new standard in the airline industry with its latest strategic moves under the leadership of Group Chief Executive Officer Dr. Badr Mohammed Al Meer.