Qatar Airways returns on 2 December. Photo: Canberra Airport.
Qatar Airways has confirmed its restart date for resuming daily flights out of Canberra, marking the occasion with early-bird discounted flights to Europe from $1809 return.
Canberra Airport will become Qatar’s sixth port in Australia, commencing daily flights via Melbourne from 2 December.
Discounted fares are available to popular European destinations, including Paris, Rome, London, Athens, Amsterdam, Dublin and Berlin.
The offer is open until 31 October 2025, and applies to flights from 19 January to 31 October 2026.
Flying out of Canberra at 12:30 pm, prices are $1809 Economy return and $7759 Business return.
Those wanting to travel before 19 January should check the Qatar website for special offers.
The flights will be operated by Boeing 777 aircraft, featuring the airline’s award-winning Q-suite Business Class cabin.
Qatar says that with more than 45 destinations across the continent on offer, it can provide Australian travellers with a wide range of value flight options ahead of the European summer in 2026.
Operating a global network of more than 170 destinations, Qatar was recently named the World’s Best Airline by the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2025 for a record-breaking ninth time.
The airline also took home top honours for World’s Best Business Class, Best Airline in the Middle East, and Best Business Class Lounge (Al Mourjan Lounge – The Garden at Hamad International Airport).
The COVID-19 pandemic grounded Qatar’s Canberra flights early in 2020.
The airline attempted to resume services in 2022, but “operational reasons” kept it in a holding pattern until it announced the resumption in December last year after it bought a 25 per cent stake in Virgin Australia, transforming the aviation landscape.
Virgin Australia launched new services from Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne to Doha using Qatar Airways aircraft.
Qatar says the Virgin Australia partnership positions the Australian carrier to compete strongly in the international travel market, delivering increased competition, improved connectivity and more choice.
