Passengers
1,586,439
12 months to May 2026
Australia and Qatar
6 city pairs with recent passenger traffic · data from Jan 2007
Inbound
809,747
arriving in Australia
Outbound
776,692
leaving Australia
Australian ports
6
represented in this record
Traffic: 12 months to May 2026
Passengers over time
To May 2026
Airlines flying this route
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| Airline | Passengers, 12 months | Share | Flying since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Airways | 1,124,279 | 71% | Dec 2009 |
| Virgin Australia | 462,160 | 29% | Jun 2025 |
12 months to May 2026
Shares are of passengers carried, not of seats or flights, and they cover every Australian airport. Airlines are reported against destinations rather than city pairs, so these figures cannot be broken down further by city.
Recent passenger traffic
Positive passenger traffic appears within the latest year of the published BITRE series. This is record recency, not real-time operating status.
| Route | Passengers, 12 months |
|---|---|
| Sydney ↔ Doha | 430,028 |
| Melbourne ↔ Doha | 395,302 |
| Perth ↔ Doha | 315,482 |
| Brisbane ↔ Doha | 314,134 |
| Adelaide ↔ Doha | 163,813 |
| Canberra ↔ Doha | 6,276 |