As the footballing world gathers in Qatar for the FIFA World Cup 2022 draw, the country’s international gateway is hoping the event will generate a longer-term traffic increase.
With British Airways resuming long-haul Airbus A380 service and Qatar Airways ‘reluctantly’ preparing to welcome back the aircraft, Routes looks at the latest operations of the superjumbo.
The progressive reopening of long-haul markets will see Europe’s passenger traffic rebound in 2022, but the pace of recovery is happening at two speeds and air connectivity remains “markedly degraded” compared with 2019 levels.