Qatar Airways has announced it will operate three weekly flights to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire via Accra from June 16, 2021 becoming the fourth new destination in Africa announced since the start of the pandemic.
The Abidjan service will be operated by the airline’s state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, HE Akbar al-Baker, said: “At Qatar Airways, we remain committed to the African market, expanding our network across the continent and offering seamless connectivity to the largest network of destinations across Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America. We are thankful to the Cote d’Ivoire Government for their support to launch these flights. We look forward to working closely with our partners in Cote d’Ivoire to steadily grow this route and support the recovery of tourism and trade in the region.”
Qatar Airways travellers from Africa can now enjoy new baggage allowances ranging from 46kg for Economy Class split over two pieces and 64kg split over two pieces in Business Class. This initiative is designed to offer passengers more flexibility and comfort when travelling on board Qatar Airways. For more information please visit https://www.qatarairways.com/en-qa/baggage/allowance.html
The Covid-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for the aviation industry and, despite this, Qatar Airways never ceased operations. The airline has also added seven new destinations in the past 12 months including San Francisco and Seattle in the US, Abuja, Accra and Luanda in Africa, and Brisbane and Cebu in Asia-Pacific. The airline also recently announced that it will resume services to Khartoum, Sudan, with four weekly flights starting May 11, 2021.
The national carrier of Qatar continues to rebuild its network, which currently stands at over 130 destinations with plans to increase to more than 1,200 weekly flight to over 140 destinations by end of July 2021. More frequencies are being added to key hubs. Qatar Airways also offers strong connectivity to Asia-Pacific with destinations such as Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta and Manila among many others.
Qatar Airways has become the first global airline in the world to achieve the prestigious 5-Star Covid-19 Airline Safety Rating by international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax. This follows HIA’s recent success as the first and only airport in the Middle East and Asia to be awarded a Skytrax 5-Star Covid-19 Airport Safety Rating.
