Visitors travelling to Qatar may be required to have a visitor’s health insurance policy which will protect you during your stay in Qatar, as a part of the Visa application process.

For more information on how to obtain a visitor’s health insurance please visit Ministry of Public Health - Mandatory Health Insurance Scheme (moph.gov.qa) or the VisitQatar Health Insurance page

Attention travellers to Singapore:

To protect against yellow fever, all travellers, including Singapore residents, with travel history to countries with yellow fever risk in the six days prior to arrival must present a valid Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) upon arrival. The certificate becomes valid 10 days after vaccination and lasts for life of the person vaccinated.

Travelers without a valid certificate may be quarantined for six days. Non-residents who refuse quarantine will be denied entry.

For more information, please visit Singapore’s Ministry of Health website here.

All Qatar Airways passengers flying to the Philippines are required to fill out a Customs Baggage Declaration Form (CBDF), which will be submitted at the Customs Arrival area for clearance.

A duly filled-out Currencies Declaration Form (GDF) must also be submitted by travelers carrying more than Php50,000 in Philippine currency OR foreign currency in excess of US$10,000 or its equivalent in other foreign currency and bearer monetary instruments. An authorization from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) must also be secured for travelers and crews with more than Php50,000 in Philippine currency.

The CBDF and GDF can be accessed and downloaded in the e-Travel System website and must be submitted within 72 hours prior to arrival or departure, to or from The Philippines.

Non-declaration or false declaration shall be subject to sanctions such as confiscation of the currency and possible criminal prosecution.

For more information, please visit https://etravel.gov.ph/

Due to the current situation in the Middle East region, Qatar Airways has temporarily suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.

Flights to all other destinations in the region remain operational as per the schedule available on our website.

We are closely monitoring the situation and will provide updates as necessary. For updated travel schedules, please visit qatarairways.com or contact our Call Centre on +974 4144 5555. Passenger safety and security remain our highest priority.

Qatar Airways will not currently operate flights from Doha-Khartoum and Khartoum-Doha due to the closure of Khartoum International Airport and the airspace. Passengers are being advised and we are currently monitoring the situation closely for any future developments.

Qatar Airways kindly requests passengers to arrive at least three and a half hours before their flight. There may be delays at the airport due to extra check-in procedures. Arriving early will ensure you have plenty of time to check-in safely and make your way to your gate.

Exception:

• Passengers travelling from London Heathrow (LHR), London Gatwick (LGW), Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Istanbul Airport (IST), Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW), Tehran (IKA) Tunis-Carthage Airport (TUN) and India should arrive at least four hours before the flight to complete check-in procedures.

• Passengers travelling from Lagos (LOS) should arrive at least five hours before the flight to complete check-in procedures.

• Due to construction works taking place at Houston Airport (IAH) Terminals, passengers should arrive at least four hours prior to departure to check-in counters in Terminal D.

• Qatar Airways passengers flying from Algiers International Airport (ALG) can now check-in four and a half hours before their scheduled flight departure and the check-in counters will close an hour and a half prior to scheduled flight departures. 

Qatar Airways announces that passengers flying from Baghdad International Airport (BGW) and Basra International Airport (BSR) can carry power banks of no more than 100Wh.