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Qatar Airways

  • 13-01-2026 05:34PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,897 ✭✭✭


    Anyone got any background info Qatar Airways flight QR18 leaving Dublin Airport.Was due to leave at 2.085pm Now it's 8.00pm A 6 hour delay.Trouble in the mtce depot or Gulf airspace?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,817 ✭✭✭MoodeRator


    It is just over Austria right now on its way to you



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,897 ✭✭✭beachhead


    QR18 is Dublin to Doha.Dub Airport said "delayed" at 4.30pm today-13/1/26.Flightradar said estimated departure from Dublin on 13/1/26 will be 8.0pm



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭smurfjed


    Good to see an increasing number of operations at DOHA this morning.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,897 ✭✭✭beachhead


    No mention of regular flights to Dublin



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,201 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Given the latest attack, I suspect they will be slow to recommence all but the most important operations. I wonder will they seek to park the airframes elsewhere.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,851 ✭✭✭p_haugh




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 LiamBrown


    I’d say the delay back then was probably a combination of operational issues rather than just one single cause. Long delays like that often come from late inbound aircraft, crew duty limits, or technical checks that take longer than expected. Once a widebody like that gets delayed, it tends to snowball through the schedule.

    Regarding the current situation, it wouldn’t surprise me if services like Dublin are lower priority compared to core routes, especially with recent instability. Airlines usually consolidate operations around key hubs first. Parking aircraft elsewhere or reducing frequencies is pretty standard in uncertain conditions.

    Post edited by LiamBrown on


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,347 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    There was an announcemnt 2 days ago that DOH-DUB flights would restart March 20th.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,125 ✭✭✭pureza


    latest from loyalty lobby if true,is QR has scrapped Dublin until next year


    https://loyaltylobby.com/2026/03/22/qatar-airways-suspends-12-destinations-including-tokyo-seoul-moscow-zurich/



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,795 ✭✭✭California Dreamer


    I’d take that LoyaltyLobby piece with a pinch of salt, particularly around Dublin being “scrapped.”

    There is no official confirmation from Qatar Airways that Dublin has been cut for the rest of the year or “until next year.”

    What LoyaltyLobby is likely doing is reading booking/schedule data and interpreting missing flights as route suspensions. That can be useful, but it’s not the same as an airline formally pulling a route.



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  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,347 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    1000309865.jpg

    This was posted by the Irish embassy in UAE 2 hours ago.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,125 ✭✭✭pureza


    I’ve had to do a visa charge back to get my money back from Qatar airways

    Flight was cancelled March 4th

    Every time I rang them,they had a new excuse despite of course offering the refund due to the war

    As of today, over 3 months later nothing

    They’re not engaging with visa either I’ve been told in an update to my claim,so I’ve to wait the full 35 days for the charge back process bringing the time to nearly 4 months

    Beware



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 375 ✭✭Tacitus Kilgore DCLXVI


    That's unfortunate. I had a flight cancelled in March too and they refunded me in about 3 weeks, I didn't have to do anything more than just request it online.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭claregal1


    I also had my flight cancelled in March was due to fly April 15 to Perth. I just requested my refund online amd had it in my account within 3 weeks.



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