Qatar Airways has launched a new twice-weekly service linking Doha with Bogotá and Caracas, making it the first airline from the Middle East to operate nonstop flights to either city, according to Breaking Travel News and Airline Geeks.
The route adds Bogotá (BOG) and Caracas (CCS) as the carrier's 16th and 17th destinations in the Americas, as Breaking Travel News and Airline Geeks report. Qatar Airways first entered the South American market in 2010 with flights to São Paulo, so this latest expansion represents more than a decade of growing commitment to the region.
A Route That Makes History in Two Countries
According to Breaking Travel News, no other carrier has previously linked the Middle East nonstop with both Bogotá and Caracas, making Qatar Airways a pioneer on both routes. As Breaking Travel News and Airline Geeks also point out, no Gulf carrier had previously served Venezuela at all. Travellers in both Colombia and Venezuela can now reach the Gulf and points beyond without routing themselves through North America or Europe.
The service is operated on Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, well suited to ultra-long-haul point-to-point flying. You can explore the type further using our Aircraft Search.
The Schedule: How QR783 Works
Outbound, the service calls at Bogotá before pressing on to Caracas. According to Breaking Travel News and Airline Geeks, flight QR783 lifts off from Doha (DOH) at 07:35 and touches down at Bogotá (BOG) at 16:25. It then continues onward, leaving Bogotá at 17:55 and reaching Caracas (CCS) at 21:00.
The return leg departs Caracas (CCS) at 23:30, arriving back in Doha (DOH) at 20:35, as Breaking Travel News and Airline Geeks confirm. Aviation Week reported, as noted by Airline Geeks, that flights operate on Wednesdays and Sundays.
A Launch Delayed by Earthquake
The service took longer to materialise than first intended. As Airline Geeks noted, citing Aviation Week, a July launch had been scheduled but was pushed back after an earthquake struck Venezuela. That Qatar Airways ultimately went ahead with the route despite that disruption lends the eventual launch an added significance.
Venezuela's turbulent recent history is well documented in our own coverage. In January 2026 we reported on two TUI Boeing 787s that turned back to London and Birmingham amid the crisis there. That Qatar Airways is now establishing a regular scheduled link to Caracas reflects a degree of confidence in the country's accessibility for international traffic.
Connections and Codeshares
The network benefits of the new service extend well beyond the two destinations themselves. As Breaking Travel News and Airline Geeks report, Qatar Airways has broadened its existing codeshare with LATAM to bring LATAM Airlines Colombia into the arrangement. Through that agreement, Qatar Airways codes will appear on LATAM services out of Bogotá to destinations including Medellín, Cartagena and Cali.
Connectivity in the other direction is equally significant. Breaking Travel News reports that onward options via Hamad International Airport take in markets such as Australia, China, Japan, Lebanon, South Korea and the UAE. For travellers departing Colombia or Venezuela, the journey to Asia-Pacific destinations on a single carrier or partner itinerary is now meaningfully shorter than it once was.
What Qatar Airways's Americas Network Now Looks Like
Qatar Airways has built its Americas presence steadily since São Paulo in 2010, and this addition takes its footprint to 17 cities across the region, as Breaking Travel News and Airline Geeks confirm. Bogotá and Caracas are neighbouring capitals with very different economic profiles, and serving both on a single routing allows the airline to aggregate demand that neither city alone might sustain at launch frequency.
The codeshare expansion into Colombia's domestic network also mirrors a strategy seen elsewhere in the Qatar Airways portfolio: using LATAM as a regional feeder rather than attempting to replicate thin domestic coverage itself. For an overview of how Qatar Airways fits into the broader competitive picture in the Americas, our Airline Search is a useful starting point.
The Bottom Line
This is a genuinely significant moment for air connectivity between the Middle East and northern South America. Two capitals that previously had no nonstop option to the Gulf now have one, operated twice weekly on one of the longest-range widebodies in service. The LATAM codeshare adds domestic reach in Colombia from day one. Whether demand supports a frequency increase from the current twice-weekly pattern will be worth watching as the route matures.
This article draws on reporting by Breaking Travel News: airlines and Airline Geeks.
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