Qatar Airways announced that it was expanding its African network, with flight resumptions and frequency increases launching from June 16.
Boosting connectivity across Africa, the airline will restart four weekly flights to Seychelles, and two weekly flights to Kigali from June 16, and daily flight to Marrakesh from July 1.
Qatar Airways is also set to enhance convenient travel options by serving the following destinations with increased flights:
* Alexandria – increased three weekly flights to up to seven
* Cairo – increased from 28 weekly flights to up to 35
* Cape Town – increased from seven weekly flights to up to 10
* Dar es Salaam (DAR) – increased from three weekly flights to up to seven
* Lusaka-Harare – increased from five weekly flights to up to seven
* Maputo-Durban – increased from four weekly flights to up to seven
Additionally, the airline will launch three weekly flights to Port Sudan, Sudan, from July 2. Passengers travelling to Port Sudan from key markets in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, such as Oman and Pakistan, can make seamless transfers through Hamad International Airport.
The move reinforces the airline’s commitment to global connectivity, while balancing sustainable growth with increasing demand for convenient air travel connectivity and trade.
Departing every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday:
* Doha to Port Sudan – Flight QR1319: Departure 9am, arrival 11am
* Port Sudan to Doha – Flight QR1320: Departure 12.25pm, arrival 4.20pm
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