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Showing posts with label Qatar Airways. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Qatar Airways. Show all posts
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
► MOZAMBIQUE: Qatar Airways granted rights to Johannesburg - Maputo from late October.
Qatar Airways (QR) has tentatively been granted local traffic rights on the Johannesburg - Maputo, Mozambique sectors of its 3x weekly flights between Doha, Qatar and the Southern African nations with effect from October 27, 2013.
Labels:
5th Freedom,
Doha,
Johannesburg,
Maputo,
Mozambique,
Qatar,
Qatar Airways,
South Africa
Thursday, September 5, 2013
■ UGANDA: Qatar, Uganda sign an Open Skies treaty.
Labels:
Doha,
Qatar Airways,
Qatar CAA,
Qatar Government,
Uganda,
Uganda Government
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
► KENYA: Qatar Airways ramps up Nairobi to 18x weekly from September.
Qatar Airways (QR) has announced an increase in flights from Doha, Qatar to Nairobi, Kenya with effect from September 1. In its press release, the carrier said service will increase from 14x to 18x weekly using an Airbus A320 and comes as demand for flights to the Kenyan capital has steadily increased over the past three years.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
► LIBYA: Qatar Airways A320 diverts to Alexandria after militia forces Tripoli tower to deny landing permission.
Qatar Airways (QR) has once again been victimized in Libya, this time in Tripoli when on Sunday, August 4, an armed militia are said to have forced Tripoli ATC tower staff to deny an inbound Qatar Airways A320 permission to land, instead forcing it to divert to Alexandria, Egypt. The flight, QR528, then refuelled and returned to Qatar.
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Alexandria,
Doha,
Egypt,
Incident,
Libya,
Qatar,
Qatar Airways,
Tripoli
Thursday, July 4, 2013
► TUNISIA: Tunisair eyes more Italian; sub-Saharan African routes.
During a recent meeting with Tunisian businessmen based in Italy, Tunisian Ambassador to Italy, Mr Naceur Mestiri, announced that Tunisair (TU) would soon begin flights from Tunis to the newly commissioned airport of Comiso, an ex-military base turned civilian airfield located in the Sicilian province of Ragusa, 5 km from Comiso and 15 km from Ragusa.
Friday, June 14, 2013
► LIBYA: Qatar Airways suspends Benghazi flights following threats.
Qatar Airways (QR) has temporarily suspended its 4x weekly Doha - Benghazi, Libya flights following an incident yesterday at Benghazi’s Benina Airport involving a group of mostly Bangladeshi passengers who were forced back onto their flight to Doha by a group of Libyan protesters from the Ezzedine Al-Waqwaq brigade.
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Benghazi,
Doha,
Libya,
Qatar,
Qatar Airways,
Suspension
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
■ KENYA: Fly540, Qatar Airways sign interline deal.
Fly540 Kenya (5H), has announced the expansion of its flight network with the signing of its first international interline agreement with Qatar Airways (QR) which will initially entail providing an inbound interline service for passengers arriving in Kenya.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
● IATA: Who said what during IATA's recently ended 69th AGM.
As the 69th International Air Transport Association's Annual General Meeting came to a close on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa, many a speech and promise was made by various industry heavyweights (both African and international), politicians and analysts. Herein lies a brief summary of the more interesting, relevant bits.
Friday, May 31, 2013
► QATAR: Qatar Airways announces direct Tripoli, Casablanca flights from June 1.
Qatar Airways (QR) has announced an increase in capacity between Qatar and North Africa with its flights to Tripoli and Casablanca going non-stop, effective 01JUN. Effective 01JUN, scheduled services to Tripoli will be decoupled from the Egyptian city of Alexandria while at the same time, flights to Casablanca will be decoupled from Tunis.
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Addis Ababa,
Alexandria,
Casablanca,
Doha,
Egypt,
Ethiopia,
Libya,
Morocco,
Qatar,
Qatar Airways,
Route,
Tripoli,
Tunis,
Tunisia
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
► SEYCHELLES: Qatar Airways to axe Seychelles flights from September.
Qatar Airways (QR) are set to abandon their daily A319-operated flights to Mahé, Seychelles with effect from 01SEP.
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Air Seychelles,
Doha,
Mahe,
Qatar,
Qatar Airways,
Route,
Seychelles,
Termination
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
■ QATAR: QCAA signs Open Skies deals with Chad, Tunisia; BASAs with Burundi and Egypt.
The State of Qatar, through the Qatari Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA), has announced the signing of various bilateral air service-related agreements and memoranda with various African countries over the past month. Agreements and Memoranda include: a finalized bilateral air services agreement (BASA) with Burundi that had previously been only initialled back in March 2010; a memorandum of understanding with Tunisia regarding its planned Open Skies treaty, a finalized Open Skies deal with Chad and an MoU pertaining to a BASA with Egypt.
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Burundi,
Chad,
Doha,
Egypt,
Open Skies,
Qatar,
Qatar Airways,
Qatar CAA,
Qatar Government,
Tunisia
Sunday, May 12, 2013
► EGYPT: Qatar Airways boosts its Cairo frequencies to 16 weekly.
Qatar Airways (QR) has been operating an increased weekly service between Doha and the Egyptian capital, Cairo, since late-April 2013, where it now offers 16 weekly flights instead of 14. Extra flights operate on Thursdays and Saturdays from Doha.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
► ETHIOPIA: Qatar Airways announces Addis Ababa as it's next African destination.
Addis Ababa is set to become Qatar Airways (QR) as its 20th African gateway and 15th country in Africa following an announcement during the ongoing Arabian Travel Market exhibition in Dubai. Flights are expected to begin from September 18 on.
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Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia,
Launch,
Qatar,
Qatar Airways
Saturday, April 13, 2013
■ ETHIOPIA: Qatar, Ethiopia sign BASA paving the way for possible Doha - Addis Ababa flights.
Ethiopia and Qatar have taken a significant step in repairing relations, broken off in April 2008 over alleged news bias against Addis Ababa by Qatar's Al Jazeera TV, with the signing of "various" agreements, among them an air services agreement (BASA) on 10 April following the conclusion of bilateral talks between the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn.
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Addis Ababa,
BASA,
Doha,
Ethiopia,
Ethiopian Government,
Qatar,
Qatar Airways,
Qatar Government
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
► SOUTH AFRICA: Qatar Airways reduces capacity to Joburg, Cape Town & Maputo from 31 March.
Qatar Airways (QR) will from 31 March adjust its capacity on its Doha – Johannesburg – Cape Town route and its Doha – Johannesburg – Maputo route.
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777,
Boeing,
Cape Town,
Doha,
Equipment,
Johannesburg,
Maputo,
Mozambique,
Qatar,
Qatar Airways,
South Africa
Monday, January 14, 2013
► MALAWI: British Airways, Emirates and Qatar Airways interested in starting flights: Government.
Malawi's Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Planning and Economic, Ted Sitimawina, has disclosed that British Airways (BA), Qatar Airways (QR) and Emirates (EK) have all expressed interest in starting flights to the landlocked Central African country, a move that would help to drive down the exorbitant cost of air travel to the country.
Labels:
British Airways,
Emirates,
Launch,
Lilongwe,
Malawi,
Malawi Government,
Qatar Airways
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
► MOZAMBIQUE: (Pics) Qatar Airways launches 3x weekly Maputo flights.
Qatar Airways (QR) today inaugurated the first of three weekly services to the Mozambique’s capital city of Maputo. Touching down in Maputo enroute from Doha and Johannesburg, QR584
arrived to a water salute and a welcome by traditional dancers followed
by an airport ceremony attended by more than 80 local dignitaries and
media.
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777,
Boeing,
Doha,
Inaugural,
Johannesburg,
Maputo,
Mozambique,
Qatar,
Qatar Airways,
Route,
South Africa
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
■ MOROCCO: Government looks to offload 44% stake in Royal Air Maroc to Gulf carrier.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
► DUBAI: Emirates looks to partner African LCC airlines in bid to establish feeder networks.
Emirati carrier Emirates (EK) has allured to plans it has for future partnerships with Africa-focused low-cost carriers as the mega-carrier moves to boost its presence on the continent.
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Angola,
Dakar,
Dubai,
Emirates,
FastJet,
Jambo Jet,
Kenya,
Kenya Airways,
Luanda,
Nairobi,
Precision Air,
Qatar Airways,
Senegal,
Tanzania
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