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Qatar Airways Expands Africa Network

Press released on 25 January 2021

Cape Town, Casablanca and Tunis will increase to five weekly flights, while Johannesburg will increase to 18 weekly flights, offering passengers more flexible and reliable travel options. Airline’s young mixed fleet of sustainable aircraft has enabled it to continue flying throughout the pandemic and rebuild its global network to more than 800 weekly flights to over 120 destinations via the Best Airport in the Middle East.


Qatar Airways continues to be the leading global carrier connecting Africa, operating one of the largest and most reliable networks in the region. Having become the largest international carrier during the early stages of the pandemic, the airline has applied its unrivalled knowledge of global passenger flows and booking trends to rebuild its Africa network to 23 destinations and more than 100 weekly flights.


In line with the airline’s steady rebuild of its Africa network, Qatar Airways plans to increase frequencies to the following destinations:

  • Alexandria (two weekly flights resumed 25 January)

  • Cairo (up to 16 weekly flights resumed 18 January)

  • Cape Town (increasing to five weekly flights from 1 February)

  • Casablanca (increased to five weekly flights from 21 January)

  • Durban (increasing to three weekly flights from 14 February)

  • Johannesburg (increasing to 18 weekly flights from 26 January)

  • Maputo (increasing to three weekly flights from 14 February)

  • Tunis (increased to five weekly flights from 24 January)


Passengers can book flights with peace of mind, knowing that Qatar Airways offers unlimited date changes and fee-free refunds for all tickets issued before 30 April 2021, for travel completed by 31 December 2021.


Source: Qatar Airways

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