qatar airways new destinations in africa

Qatar Airways announced new destinations in africa with Uganda, Azerbaijan served direct from the airline’s Doha hub.
Daily direct flights to Uganda’s second largest city of Entebbe are due to begin on November 2, marking the carrier’s first new route to the African continent since early 2007.

flights to Entebbe will be operated with Airbus A320 aircraft in a two-class configuration of 12 seats in Business Class and 132 in Economy.
“And we are pleased to be reinforcing our presence in Africa, four years after our last move there when we launched flights to Tanzania’s capital city of Dar es Salaam. Adding Entebbe provides us with another foothold deeper into the African continent, where we already serve 15 destinations. We are confident this route start-up will be as successful as the others being planned.”
June marks the launch of three routes – Iranian city of Shiraz (June 5), the carrier’s third city in Iran; Adriatic coastline city of Venice (June 15) becoming the airline’s third Italian gateway; and Montreal (June 29) being Qatar Airways’ first move into Canada with thrice-weekly flights non-stop from Doha.

The airline’s Doha hub feeds passenger and cargo traffic to all parts of the world, offering convenient connections across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.
The daily Doha – Nairobi flights have increased to 12-flights-a-week. From January 3 2011, an additional two flights will take capacity up to double daily. The expansion comes after five successful years of operations to Kenya’s capital city.
The Tanzanian capital, Dar Es Salaam, receive an additional four flights a week from January 2 2011. An additional flight from February 14 will take frequency up to 12 weekly services.
Both routes are operated with an A320 aircraft, featuring 12 seats in Business Class and 132 in Economy.
The African continent is one of Qatar Airways’ largest markets by the number of destinations served – and the region alone makes up over 10% of the airline’s international network.