Qatar Airways Community has obtained a 25 p.c stake in Southern Africa’s premier self reliant regional service, Airlink. The announcement is a continuation of the multi award-winning airline’s ambition to further produce its operations across the African continent.
The investment in Airlink – which flies to bigger than 45 locations in 15 African worldwide locations – will beef up a code-sharing partnership between the 2 airlines. The deal will bolster Qatar Airways’ Africa speak technique and cement its characteristic as a key driver to the continent’s economic success.
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On the announcement, Qatar Airways Community Chief Executive Officer, Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, said: “Our investment in Airlink further demonstrates how integral we gape Africa being to our enterprise’ future. This partnership now not only demonstrates our self belief in Airlink, as a firm that is resilient, agile, financially sturdy and dominated on sound guidelines, but also in Africa as a full, showing tall ability that I am ecstatic we are ready to abet launch realising.”
Airlink Chief Executive, Rodger Foster, said: “Having Qatar Airways as an equity associate is a extremely effective endorsement of Airlink and echoes our religion within the markets we on the moment serve and concept to add to our network. This transaction will unlock speak by providing efficiencies of scale, increasing our skill and lengthening our advertising attain. By bolstering Airlink and its enterprise, this investment will strengthen the total present airline partnerships Airlink has nurtured over time.”
Qatar Airways on the moment flies to 29 locations in Africa, and there’s been ranking speak within the market with fresh locations added to the Qatar Airways network on the continent since December 2020.
Abidjan, Abuja, Accra, Harare, Kano, Luanda, Lusaka, and Port Harcourt are the African cities newly added to the intensive Qatar Airways network, whereas Cairo and Alexandria were resumed.
