Qatar Airways completed on Wednesday the inaugural flight of its Doha-Caracas route, with the aircraft landing at Maiquetía International Airport.

The flight touched down at 16:06 local time. The return from Caracas was scheduled for 02:55 local time on Thursday, according to information shared on the airport’s website.

The aircraft was received by Transport Minister Francisco Garcés, Public Works Minister Juan José Ramírez, Venezuela’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Pimentel, Tourism Minister Daniela Cabello, as well as officials from the Qatari embassy in Venezuela and representatives of the airline.

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Back in May, the Qatari company announced the route to the Venezuelan capital and another to Bogotá, Colombia. Qatar Airways offers two weekly flights from Doha to each of those cities, with departures scheduled on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Qatar Airways today has inaugurated its new twice-weekly service connecting Doha with Caracas and Bogotá. The service represents a significant milestone, as Qatar Airways becomes the first Gulf carrier to serve Venezuela, and the first airline to operate nonstop services from the… pic.twitter.com/6L7osnUxON

— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) November 4, 2026

In a statement, the airline said the schedules were designed to “facilitate seamless connections at Hamad International Airport to key destinations such as Australia, China, Japan, Lebanon, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.”

Its presence in South America began in 2010, when it inaugurated the route to São Paulo, Brazil. These two new additions raise the company’s network to more than 160 international destinations.

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