Qatar Airways touches down in Zanzibar
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In a recent development, Qatar Airways launched its second destination touching down in Zanzibar.
The new route is the airline’s third route in Tanzania, following Dar-es-Salaam and Kilimanjaro.
The airline will initially operate five weekly flights to Zanzibar via Kilimanjaro, and commencing 1 October 2015, the airline will offer an additional two weekly flights making it daily. Out of the daily flights from October, passengers will be able to fly non-stop to Zanzibar three-times-a-week and on a linked flight via Kilimanjaro four-times-a-week.
Qatar Airways chief commercial officer Marwan Koleilat said: “This new route marks our 20th gateway in Africa and 148th destination globally. Zanzibar’s attraction as a tourist destination has been steadily growing and we look forward to giving our passengers an opportunity to explore this destination.”
Elaborating further Juma Duni Haji Zanzibar’s minister of infrastructure and communication said: “We look forward to working together with Qatar Airways team to bring further investment, trade and tourism to our island.”
Qatar Airways will operate an Airbus A320 in a two-class configuration on the Zanzibar-Doha route, with 12 seats in business class and up to 132 seats in economy.
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