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(MENAFN – The Peninsula) Qatar Airways announced yesterday that it will operate three weekly flights to Abuja, Nigeria, via Lagos from November 27, becoming the sixth new destination announced by the national airline of the State of Qatar since the start of the pandemic. . The Abuja service will be operated by the airline’s next generation Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 22 business class seats and 232 economy class seats. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer HE Akbar Al Baker said: “We are delighted to launch flights to the Nigerian capital. With the strong Nigerian diaspora in Europe, the US and the UK, we are delighted to now fly to Abuja in addition to our existing flights to Lagos that started in 2007.
HE Akbar Al Baker added: ‘We look forward to working closely with our partners in Nigeria to grow this route steadily and support the recovery of tourism and trade in the region. With flights to more than 85 destinations in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, passengers who want to travel to or from Nigeria can now enjoy seamless connectivity through the Best Airport in the Middle East, Hamad International Airport. .
As of mid-December, Qatar Airways will operate more than 65 weekly flights to 20 destinations in Africa, including Accra, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, Casablanca, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Durban, Entebbe, Johannesburg, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Lagos, Luanda , Maputo, Mogadishu, Nairobi, Seychelles, Tunisia and Zanzibar. In line with the airline’s expanding operations in Africa, passengers can expect warm African hospitality on board with the airline’s multicultural cabin crew, which includes more than 30 African nationalities. Additionally, our network passengers can also enjoy a variety of African movies, TV shows and music on Oryx One, Qatar Airways’ inflight entertainment system. Qatar Airways travelers from Africa can now enjoy new baggage allowances ranging from 46 kg for economy class divided into two pieces and 64 kg divided into two pieces in business class. This initiative is designed to offer passengers more flexibility and comfort when traveling on board Qatar Airways.
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