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Qatar Airways will operate the CCS and BOG flights starting July 22, 2026. Photo: Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways Set to Operate to Caracas and Bogotá flights

By The City Paper Staff - May 11, 2026

Qatar Airways has affirmed its expansion in the Americas with the launch of new flight operations to Caracas, Venezuela, and Bogotá, Colombia, commencing from 22 July 2026. The service represents a significant milestone for the airline, as Qatar Airways becomes the first Gulf carrier to serve Venezuela, and the first airline to operate flights from […]

Petro orders Ecopetrol to source natural gas from Qatar

By The City Paper Staff - March 11, 2025

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for diversifying natural gas imports, ordering state-owned Ecopetrol to source from Qatar in order to reduce costs and end reliance on the U.S. His proposal comes with rising gas prices, inflation concerns, and a significant new gas discovery off Colombia’s coast.

Pandemic shuffles Skytrax’s 2021 World’s Best Airlines ranking

By The City Paper Staff - October 4, 2021

The Skytrax World’s Best Airlines Awards is the industry’s standard of the Oscars. No South American flagship occupied the 2021 Top 20 list.