Qatar Airways Grounds All A380s?

Qatar Airways appears to have temporarily withdrawn the Airbus A380 from its scheduled network ahead of the Northern Summer 2026 schedule.

The A380 is tentatively scheduled not to fly over the next two weeks in April, as shown in its latest schedule filing, which includes key registration and flight-planning details.

This marks a noticeable shift in the usage of the world’s largest passenger plane, or lack thereof, as tensions continue to weigh heavily on the business following the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East.

Airbus A380 Gone From The Schedule

The latest Qatar Airways schedule filing, flagged by aeroroutes.com and still being adjusted as the days progress, is driven by the conflict, security concerns, aircraft groundings, and other developments in the region.

During the period, noticeable changes occur, with London Heathrow, a key market for the Airbus A380, shifting to a 4 daily operation with the Boeing 777-300ER, while Bangkok is also removing the superjumbo from its schedule.

Rather than a simple one-off cut, the adjustments Qatar is making suggest a temporary fleet-wide pause. This is further supported by Flightradar24 data of the remaining Airbus A380 aircraft, which have been operational throughout the month, having no flights planned.

While Qatar Airways has resumed service to many international destinations following repeated suspensions of not just its operations but also services to specific markets, this doesn’t mean the business has fully recovered, as evidenced by the pursuit of cost-cutting measures, including the hoped-for delay or reduction of aircraft leasing payments.

Some A380s Parked & Sent To Storage?

Arguably, for Qatar Airways, the biggest focus on the Airbus A380 fleet has centred on A7-APC, which made headlines for its flight from London Heathrow to Teruel, Spain, where, alongside other widebody jets, it has been parked.

Echoing the past of the COVID-19 pandemic, the move to send this aircraft, along with even the Airbus A330 and Boeing 787 jets, shows that the airline is preparing, at least, to weather something of a storm in the future, and keeping its aircraft close to home puts them at risk and complicates the picture further.

Fleet data shows that A7-APG has been parked in Bangkok; previously, the jet was listed for maintenance and parking-related reasons, and A7-API, which has also been listed as parked, is included.

However, fleet data from planespotters.net shows that there are still five aircraft that should be flying on a routine basis; flightradar24 data, though, provides a clearer picture of the remaining units.

The Other Qatar Airways A380s…

A7-APD, which was first delivered to Qatar Airways in December 2014, is still listed as active; however, the last flight scheduled to operate from London Heathrow (LHR) to Doha (DOH) will, in line with schedule changes, be replaced by the 777-300ER.

Meanwhile, A7-APE’s last scheduled flight was on 25 March 2026, returning from Bangkok (BKK) on QR837, and it has not operated a scheduled passenger flight since then.

A7-APF similarly saw its last service as QR16 on 23 March 2026, operating between London (LHR) and Doha (DOH), and had a stint from Bangkok the day prior.

A7-APH saw its last scheduled flight on 24 March 2026, between Bangkok and Doha as QR829, and it has not been seen in the air since, nor is it scheduled to depart in the coming days.

Lastly, A7-APJ returned to Doha on 28 March 2026 on QR3277 from Paris Charles de Gaulle, its future now unclear as well, with no upcoming flights planned using the superjumbo at least for the foreseeable future.