Qatar Airways is sending five more widebody aircraft to the safety of Teruel Airport (TEV) as the airline looks to reposition valuable assets away from the dangers of Iranian missiles and drones.
Data from Flightradar24, indicates that four Qatar Airways Airbus A330-300s are currently on route to Teruel Airport after departing from Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH).
An Airbus A350-1000 is also heading to Teruel Airport from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) after leaving the United States at around 21:00, local time, on March 21, 2026.
All five widebody aircraft are expected to arrive at their destination airport later this afternoon.
According to Flightradar24, the four A330s and single A350-1000, will be join 15 Qatar Airways aircraft that have already been repositioned to Teruel Airport.
On March 21, 2026, six Qatar Airways planes arrived at the airport from various locations including Miami, Los Angeles, Houston, Sao Paulo, Larnaca and Lagos.
The group of aircraft included four Airbus A350-1000s, one A320-200 and a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
French Aviation website Air Plus News has reported that a Qatar Airways Airbus A380 is among the aircraft that the airline has moved to Spain.
There are reports that British Airways, Emirates and Air France have moved at least one aircraft to Teruel Airport in recent days.
🔴 Qatar Airways n’envisage pas de reprise à 100% dans l’immédiat & envoie encore de nouveaux avions aujourd’hui en stockage longue durée à Teruel en Espagne.
Actuellement en route vers Teruel :
▫️1 Airbus A350-1000 depuis Los Angeles
▫️4 Airbus A330-300 depuis DohaDéjà sur… pic.twitter.com/PK0gLIfWmV
— air plus news (@airplusnews) March 22, 2026
Qatar Airways decision to move aircraft to Europe is perhaps one of the clearest indications so far of the threat the Iran war poses to the airline.
Teruel Airport was used by airlines to store aircraft during the COVID-19 Pandemic and is also known as one of Europe’s largest centres for maintenance.
According to an update on March 19, 2026, Qatar Airways is currently operating a limited number of flights until March 28, 2026.
According to Flightradar24, on March 21, 2026, Qatar Airways operated 115 flights, not including those to storage facilities.
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