Qatar Airways Records Double-Digit Growth in Flights

Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER (A7-BEL) - Timo Breidenstein - AirTeamImages.com

According to RadarBox data from the past week, Qatar Airways continued to record growth above 20%, registering an increase of 24.21% between November 20th and November 29th. For the week of November 13-19, the airline reported a growth of 21% - a slight increase as compared to the previous week.

The Image Above: Flight Statistics for Qatar Airways between November 13th and November 19th

Over the months, Qatar's flag carrier has been expanding its frequency of flights and consequently reactivating its fleet to meet current demand. Also, according to sources, the Qatari airline is planning to reactivate its A380 fleet in December. 

The screenshot below shows the Qatar Airways fleet, operating flights on practically all continents.

The Image Above: Qatar Airways Fleet tracked via RadarBox.com

Qatar Airway's Statistics 

In the last two weeks, the airline flew 3,304 commercial flights. These figures are higher than the previous week's stats, which showed 3,227 flights in that period, corresponding to 77% of pre-pandemic air traffic.

2019: 4,291 flights (613 daily) 

2020: 2,660 flights (380 daily) 

2021: 3,304 flights (472 daily) 

The Image Above: Flight Statistics for Qatar Airways between November 20th and November 26th

What's ahead?

With December approaching and Christmas and New Year as well, the trend is for further growth for Qatar Airways and other airlines, most likely due to a surge in international flights with mass vaccination and relaxation of precautionary measures in many countries.

Qatar Airways fleet utilization statistics on AirNav RadarBox:

The Image Above: Aircraft and Fleet utilization statistics provided by AirNav RadarBox

Also, per AirNav RadarBox data, the most utilized aircraft by Qatar Airways related to flight hours are:

1st - Airbus A350-1041 (19 unities)

2nd - Boeing 747-800(F) (2 unities)

3rd - Boeing 777-200LR (35 unities) 

4th - Airbus A350-941 (32 unities) 

5th - Boeing 787-9 (14 unities)

1st - Airbus A350-1041

Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000 (A7-ANL) -Derek Macpherson - AirTeamImages.com 

Qatar Airways' A350-1041 leads as the most used aircraft by Qatar Airways with an average flight duration of 9.9 hours, averaging 1.7-2 flights per day, and 17 hours of flight time on average operated by the airline's A350Ks.

2nd - Boeing 747-8 

Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 747-8F (A7-BGA) - Chetan Puthran - AirTeamImages.com

Considering the high demand for cargo to transport medicines, vaccines, and other goods, Qatar's Boeing 747-8 (F), Qatar Cargo, is the second most used aircraft with a daily average of more than 16.7 flight hours operated by the jumbos. 

3rd - Boeing 777-200LR

Qatar Airways Boeing 777-200LR (A7-BBD) - Chetan Puthran - AirTeamImages.com

Qatari's Boeing 777 Long Range (LR) is the third most used aircraft of the Middle East carrier, operating 6 flights and averaging 15.9-16 flight hours per day. Due to their long-range of over 15,000 km, these aircraft and the A350K are commonly used on long-range routes to Sao Paulo and other destinations.

Qatar Airways Fleet Route Heatmap on AirNav RadarBox: 

The Image Above: Route HeatMap provided by AirNav RadarBox

Qatar Airways is a global carrier, operating in more than 173 destinations worldwide. Among the most popular destinations are:

1st - Hamad Intl. Airport (DOH / OTHH) - 395.2 (46.2%) Average Movements/Day 

2nd - London Heathrow Airport  (LHR / EGLL) - 12.7 (1.5%) Average Movements/Day 

3rd - Luxembourg-Findel Intl. Airport (LUX / ELLX) - 9.2 (1.1%) Average Movements/Day 

4th -  Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK / VTBS) - 9.0 (1.1%) Average Movements/Day 

5th - Kuwait Intl. Airport (KWI / OKBK) - 8.8 (1.0%) Average Movements/Day 

6th - Chek Lap Kok Intl. Airport (HKG / VHHH) - 8.8 (1.0%) Average Movements/Day 

7th - Malpensa Intl. Airport (MXP / LIMC) - 8.6 (1.0%) Average Movements/Day 

8th - Paris - Charles de Gaulle Intl. Airport (CDG / LFPG) - 7.6 (0.9%) Average Movements/Day 

9th - Johannesburg O R Tambo Intl. Airport (JNB / FAOR) - 7.3 (0.8%) Average Movements/Day 

10th - Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl. Airport (BOM / VABB) - 7.1 (0.8%) Average Movements/Day