{
  "id": 18112743,
  "title": "Qatar Airways connects Doha to Caracas, Venezuela, and Bogotá, Colombia with first flight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/qatar-airways-connects-doha-to-caracas-venezuela-and-bogot-aacute",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T11:13:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/04/11/2026/qatar-airways-connects-doha-to-caracas-venezuela-and-bogot%C3%A1-colombia-with-first-flight"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Qatar Airways has launched a new twice-weekly service from Doha to Caracas, Venezuela and Bogotá, Colombia. This marks the airline's 16th and 17th destinations in the Americas, solidifying its commitment to enhancing Middle East- Americas connectivity. The route is operated on Boeing 777-200LR aircraft and offers passengers smooth onward connections through Hamad International Airport to destinations like Australia, China, Japan, Lebanon, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates.\n\nThe new service begins every Wednesday and Sunday, with flights departing Doha at 07:35 (arriving in Bogotá at 16:25) and 17:55 (arriving in Caracas at 21:00). The return flights operate at 23:30 (arriving in Doha at 20:35).\n\nThis addition brings Qatar Airways' total number of American destinations to 17, with South America being added to its route map in 2010. The airline has recently partnered with LATAM to provide passengers with even greater access to the region.\n\nQatar Airways has consistently expanded its global network this winter, now serving over 170 destinations worldwide.",
  "summary": "<p><em>Routes to Venezuela and Colombia mark the airline&rsquo;s 16th and 17th destinations in the Americas, strengthening connectivity between the Middle East and the Americas</em></p> <p>Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways today has inaugurated its new twice-weekly service connecting Doha with Caracas and Bogot&aacute;. The service represents a significant milestone for the airline, as Qatar Airways…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}