Qatar Airways has announced a major expansion to the United States with three new routes being announced today to Los Angeles, Boston and Atlanta. The new routes will be launched in 2016 and will connect three new destinations to the capital city of Qatar and the airline will expand New York daily service to double daily service in 2016 also.
Qatar Airways New Service to Los Angeles:
| Start Date | City Pair | Depart | Arrival | Aircraft |
| January 1, 2016 | DOH – LAX | 7:45am | 1:10pm | B777-200LR |
| January 1, 2016 | LAX – DOH | 3:10pm | 6:10pm(+1) | B777-200LR |
Qatar Airways New Service to Boston:
| Start Date | City Pair | Depart | Arrival | Aircraft |
| March 16, 2016 | DOH – BOS | 8:20am | 3:05pm | A350-900 |
| March 16, 2016 | BOS – DOH | 11:05pm | 6:10pm(+1) | A350-900 |
Qatar Airways New Service to Atlanta
*A perfect slap in the face to Delta*
| Start Date | City Pair | Depart | Arrival | Aircraft |
| July 1, 2016 | DOH – ATL | TBD | TBD | B777 |
| July 1, 2016 | ATL – DOH | TBD | TBD | B777 |
Qatar Airways Expanded NY-JFK Service
| Start Date | City Pair | Depart | Arrival | Aircraft |
| March 1, 2016 | DOH – NYC | 1:15am | 7:30am | A350-900 |
| March 1, 2016 | DOH – NYC | 8:05am | 2:15am | B777-300 |
| March 1, 2016 | NYC – DOH | 9:30am | 6am(+1) | A350-900 |
| March 1, 2016 | NYC – DOH | 9:20pm | 5:30pm(+1) | B777-300 |
Qatar Airways announces the next phase of its USA route development with the introduction of three new passenger routes to Los Angeles, Boston and Atlanta. With these new destinations, Qatar Airways will offer daily nonstop services to all 10 of the largest metropolitan areas of the United States….
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker said: “As Qatar Airways continues its global expansion, we are delighted to be offering even more gateways in the United States, connecting passengers from destinations across the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, Africa and Southeast Asia.
“We look forward to offering a great travel experience to our US passengers on the World’s Best Business Class across our network of more than 140 destinations, with a convenient one-stop transfer at the new state-of-the-art Hamad International Airport in Doha.”
The new routes announcement is huge news to all flyers connecting to the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia as more one-stop connections will be available. I flew Qatar Airways back from Egypt just a few weeks ago and I had a fantastic flight experience, but as I was connecting to the West Coast I had to make several stops. These new routes, especially the new route to Los Angeles, will open a slew of new routes and connection options and will be particularly useful for OneWorld flyers and American Airline Advantage members who can earn and redeem miles on Qatar Airways flights!
