Finnair, Qatar Airways to offer daily Doha service

Finnair and Qatar Airways have entered into an agreement to offer daily services from Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen to Doha, Qatar.

The airlines expect to launch these services between November and December 2022, according to a press statement released by Finnair on August 29, 2022.

The news of the new connections to the Middle East comes as Finnair continues to be hurt by the closure of Russian airspace, with the Finnish carrier also separately providing an update on its planned winter flying. Avoiding Russian airspace has affected Finnair more than other European carriers, due to its geographic location and the fact that much of its business came from connecting Europe and Asia via overflying Russia.

Along with the connections from the Nordic capital cities to Doha, Finnair said it and Qatar Airways were “exploring opening services also between another European destination and Doha.”

Finnair’s Airbus A330 aircraft will operate the services to Doha on three weekly schedules, which include:

7 weekly flights to and from Helsinki
7 weekly flights to and from Stockholm
7 weekly flights to and from Copenhagen
The agreement, which includes establishing a “long-term strategic cooperation” between the two airlines, will be supported by a comprehensive codeshare agreement with shared passenger and cargo capacity between the airlines, the statement explains.