Qatar Airways expands Africa presence
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Qatar Airways will expand its presence in Africa with the launch of direct services to Djibouti from Doha. The thrice-weekly non-stop flights will commence from 27 July 2014.
The airline has also announced the launch of scheduled flights to Philadelphia and Larnaca in April; Edinburgh and Istanbul Sabiha in May; Miami and Tokyo Haneda in June and Dallas/Fort Worth in July.
Djibouti has an economy that is largely concentrated in the service sector. Qatar Airways looks to fill a void with its international network of routes via Doha.
“Djibouti is largely underserved by international airlines and have great market potential. We believe that these exciting destinations in the “Horn of Africa” have great potential linking up with key feeder markets in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and other parts of the world,” said Akbar Al Baker, chief executive officer, Qatar Airways.
The Doha – Djibouti route will be served with an Airbus A320 featuring up to 12 seats in business class and up to 132 seats in economy. The airline will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The flight QR1437 departs Doha at 0010 hrs, arriving in Djibouti at 0255 hrs. The return flight QR1438 will depart Djibouti at 0355 hrs, arriving in Doha at 0700 hrs.
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