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Qatar Airways will resume three weekly flights to Mogadishu, Somalia, starting September 6. Service to the capital city of Somalia will be operated by an Airbus A320 with 12 business class seats and 120 economy class seats.
The airline will operate this service as a tagged flight to its existing operations to Djibouti that resumed last month. The resumption of three-week flights to Mogadishu, Somalia, will see Qatar Airways’ network in Africa expand to nine destinations. With the addition of Mogadishu, the airline will operate 40 weekly flights to the mainland in nine destinations, including Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Nairobi, Tunisia and Zanzibar.
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Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said: “We are delighted to resume flights to the Somali capital. Mogadishu is considered the most populous city in Somalia and with our flights, passengers will be able to enjoy the vast network of Qatar Airways through our home and hub, Hamad International Airport, which was recently voted Best Airport in the Middle East . Passengers flying with Qatar Airways will benefit from our extensive international network in Asia, Australia, Europe and the US as we lead the way in keeping Africa connected to the world.
“Qatar Airways remains committed to providing global connectivity to African markets through the launch of new destinations along with the rapid resumption of services suspended due to the pandemic. We look forward to welcoming our passengers on board to explore our growing network in Africa. “
Since the start of the pandemic, the Qatar Airways network has never dropped below 30 destinations with continuous services to all five continents, allowing the airline to accumulate an unrivaled experience in transporting passengers safely and reliably. . The national airline of the State of Qatar has led the recovery of international air travel with the airline rebuilding its network to more than 550 weekly flights to more than 85 destinations on six continents.
