Tag: Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways breaks silence on plan to exit Nigeria

Aminu Imam

Qatar Airways has opened up on rumoured plans for the airline to stop operating in Nigeria. The airline’s Vice-President for Africa, Hendrik du-Preez, in a published interview, explained that the cost of doing business in Africa and Nigeria poses a significant challenge to every airline operating in the region. Recall that IATA had earlier reportedly confirmed that British Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and other foreign airlines could leave Nigeria soon over trapped ticket revenues in Nigeria and other countries. However, Du-Preez stated that despite the many obstacles, especially in Nigeria, where…

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Qatar Airways to add Kano, Port Harcourt routes in Nigeria

Aminu Imam

Qatar Airways has announced it is boosting its service to Nigeria. This operational boost will see the launch of four weekly flights to Kano effective from March 2 and three weekly flights to Port Harcourt, effective from March 3, 2022. The airline operates two daily flights to Lagos and four times weekly to Abuja, which will now expand to a daily service in March. Kano and Port Harcourt will become the seventh and eighth new African gateways launched by Qatar Airways since the start of the pandemic. When Kano and…

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