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Posted on March 4, 2025
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Qatar Airways will increase Berlin flights to three times daily but delays new German routes due to aircraft delivery issues, says CCO Thierry Antinori.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Qatar Airways is expanding in Berlin but will wait at least another year before adding further German destinations due to sluggish plane deliveries, the company's chief commercial officer said on Tuesday.
"A couple of destinations are on our radar," CCO Thierry Antinori said in Berlin on the sidelines of the ITB travel fair, one of the industry's biggest gatherings, when asked about the airline's future plans in Germany.
"But we won't have movement this year and probably not next year either," Antinori said, adding that this was down to aircraft deliveries.
"We already have plans for all the deliveries we will receive over the next two years," the executive said.
Also on Tuesday, Qatar Airways announced that it would increase the frequency of its flights connecting Berlin and Doha to three times daily from July this year.
This was in response to rising demand: In 2024, the airline saw a 16% increase in passenger traffic in Germany compared to the previous year, it said in a statement.
(Reporting by Rachel More, Editing by Friederike Heine)
Qatar Airways announced it will increase the frequency of its flights connecting Berlin and Doha to three times daily starting in July.
The airline's Chief Commercial Officer, Thierry Antinori, stated that they will wait at least another year before adding new destinations due to sluggish aircraft deliveries.
In 2024, Qatar Airways reported a 16% increase in passenger traffic in Germany compared to the previous year.
Antinori mentioned that a couple of destinations are on their radar, but there will be no movement this year or probably next year due to aircraft delivery issues.
The announcement regarding the increase in flight frequency was made on Tuesday during the ITB travel fair in Berlin.
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