Articles tagged “qatar airways”

Heathrow is one of the Iran war's accidental winners – but an airport running at full capacity can only absorb so much of the world's rerouted traffic.

Gulf carriers continue to offer some of the lowest fares between Europe and Asia, but as the Iran war drags on, the lure of a good deal has to be weighed against the risks of flying through the region.

In the last 24 hours, two of the three biggest Gulf carriers have eased loyalty rules. A simple case of looking after the customer or a sign that disruption may outlast current recovery timelines?

Covid was supposed to give airlines a playbook on how to accommodate customers during a massive disruption. But the war in the Middle East is throwing that playbook into doubt.

Global travel flows depend heavily on just three airlines. When geopolitics disrupts one hub, the shock can quickly ripple worldwide.

With limited exceptions, the U.S. State Department is running the show right now in determining which Americans get onto flights out of Qatar.

As a nightmare week for Gulf airlines drags on, Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr argues Europe must reduce its reliance on Middle East hubs to connect with the world.

The same geography that allowed Gulf carriers to dominate long-haul travel is also their greatest vulnerability.

Several airspace closures in the Middle East following U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran threw the region into chaos as multiple carriers suspended operations out of the UAE, Israel, and Qatar.

Airlines that treat punctuality as an operating identity rather than a one-year PR win are turning on-time performance into a durable marketing advantage.