Qatar Airways

[rollo]

Reported on the Cardiff forum BHX cancelled to end of October along with Cardiff and Gatwick.

Also Reuters and the BBC are saying Qatar have told staff to be prepared for substantial redundancies to be announced including cabin crew.

 

[IanFarquharson]

BHX still bookable but CWL is not

 

[Jerry]

BHX still bookable but CWL is not

Not when I looked only 1 stop available via lhr or Frankfurt or Dublin

 

[Nethercote2019]

I’m sorry to say that there will be many flight adjustments going on in the near future & not just at BHX all airports inc LHR

 

[mullion]

Manchester is 3 weekly to end of May then 2 daily from June plus a lot of extra charters ( most days 2 A250) Shedules are anything from B788 to B777 so everything is very fluid at moment

 

[Coathanger16]

Manchester is 3 weekly to end of May then 2 daily from June plus a lot of extra charters ( most days 2 A250) Shedules are anything from B788 to B777 so everything is very fluid at moment

May I direct you here:

Qatar Airways

And where are all the MAN forumers, we are going through a civil aviation crisis and they are nowhere to be seen. :unsure: Are they all self isolating ? :sick::sick::sick: Sorry just a little busy at the moment. I did think that when I reached 70 I would have loads of time but that seems to...

forums4airports.com

 

[IanFarquharson]

I just saw BHX flight I never checked if they were direct !

 

[mullion]

as the conversation was in general as to how Qatar are operating re LHR, Gatwick etc I just filled the gap, Dublin seems to be like Manchester all sorts of flights and infact so are Emirates to Dublin as B773 just gone over.

 

[IanFarquharson]

BHX direct from W20

 

[mullion]

Good we don`t want to lose any flights and Qatar do seem quite proactive and seem to have gained a niche during close down picking up most of the repat flights to UK

 

[IanFarquharson]

Looks like both BHX and CWL both suspended till at least S21 now

 

[HPsauce]

That is a great shame but hardly surprising in the current Covid climate. Fingers crossed for next spring.

 

[rollo]

Well at least it gives Emirates a clear run along with Turkish to consolidate over the winter he says hopefully looking for a chink of light amongst the gloom.

 

[IanFarquharson]

Qatar Airways suspends Birmingham / Cardiff in W20 as of 25SEP20
By Jim Liu
Posted26 September 2020 01:30
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Qatar Airways on Friday (25SEP20) filed additional service changes to the UK, for winter 2020/21 season. Latest revision as of 25SEP20 sees the closure of following routes

Doha – Birmingham 7 weekly service cancelled in W20. First available flight for booking now scheduled on 28MAR21
Doha – Cardiff 5 weekly service cancelled in W20. First available flight for booking now scheduled on 28MAR21

Previously reported changes:
Doha – Edinburgh Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly. 787-8 replaces A350-900XWB (2 of 4 weekly by A350 from 01FEB21, all 4 weekly by A350 from 01MAR21)
Doha – London Gatwick Reduce from 18 to 4 weekly (7 weekly form 26DEC20), 787-8 operating
Doha – London Heathrow Reduce from 6 to 4 daily, 777-300ER operating. QR015/016 operated by A350-900XWB instead of 777 during following period: 01NOV20 – 16DEC20, 01MAR21 – 27MAR21
Doha – Manchester Reduce from 21 to 17 weekly, 787-8 replaces 777/787/A350

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[JENNYJET]

Are they using Covid 19 as an exit excuse or could it be because no one can book with certainty? Noting they are keeping London, Manchester and Edinburgh open for bookings.

I always considered Qatar as an exotic rather than mainstream carrier for BHX! We shall perhaps see them again next spring though not expecting it.

 

[IanFarquharson]

Are they using Covid 19 as an exit excuse or could it be because no one can book with certainty? Noting they are keeping London, Manchester and Edinburgh open for bookings.

I always considered Qatar as an exotic rather than mainstream carrier for BHX! We shall perhaps see them again next spring though not expecting it.

COVID is not an excuse, bookings have been hit hard as many borders are closed. Keeping LHR/MAN & EDI open ensures anyone in the UK can fly with Qatar just need to travel to another airport !
I am sure they will back at BHX for S21 and hopefully back at CWL too.
Qatar have never been known for decent load factors from any of their UK departure points.
So re-directing the Midlands / South West elsewhere will fill a few more seats !

 

[Brum X]

Rumours that Qatar are about to quit BHX, whether this is permanent or just temporary whilst we hopefully get back on our feet in about 6 months times, who knows with this pandemic

 

[Wrightfly73]

Any loss of routes/airlines at the moment is bad news as I really want to see the range of routes grow from Birmingham with it being my local airport.

However this rumoured route cancellation wouldn't come as a surprise as load factors pre-covid were pretty abysmal and with the challenges covid-19 has brought with it, I don't think the fortunes of the route will turn around. Looking at passenger figures most weeks an ATR72 (in terms of capacity only) would have been the right size.

I don't think this is in anyway a negative reflection on Birmingham though as other services to the region e.g. Emirates continue to attract droves of passengers and maybe it could also be an affect of a weak presence of OneWorld airlines at Birmingham. If this rumour does turn out to be true maybe airlines like Emirates and Turkish will be able to increase their services.

 

[IanFarquharson]

Qatar's LF from all over the UK is often only about 65-65%, they did have deep pockets but COVID has changed things.

 

[KJAY 786]

I hope Qatar come back to Birmingham BHX we need them and they are cheaper airline and better service to Pakistan /India they also have Amritsa flights I am not sure what happening to Birmingham International Airport UK BHX-