Qatar Airways has filed an application with the Colombian aviation regulator, Aerocivil, to operate a twice-weekly service between Doha (DOH) and Bogotá (BOG).
According to the filed documents, which have been posted by Colombian media, Qatar Airways intends for this service to, then, continue to Caracas (CCS), Venezuela.
Qatar Airways would, thus, make use of Fourth Freedom rights to carry passengers from the Venezuelan capital on the return leg to Doha.
These services would be operated either by Boeing 777-300ER or Airbus A350-1000 aircraft.
This announcement comes six months after Qatar Airways’ competitor Emirates launched its own service to Bogotá from Dubai (DXB). In June 2024 the Emirati carrier launched daily flights to the Colombian capital as an extension of its Miami (MIA) service, using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
Turkish Airlines also operates to both Bogotá and Caracas from its hub in Istanbul (IST). In the case of the former, the aircraft then continues on to Panama City (PTY), while the latter is operated as an extension of its service to Havana (HAV).