Qatar Airways to serve Abidjan in Ivory Coast from next summer
Qatar Airways has announced the opening of a new route to Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire from June 16, 2021. The operated route, via Accra, will be offered three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
This is the 4th African line opened by the Qatari carrier since the start of the pandemic. “We are delighted to launch our flights to Abidjan, our fourth new destination in Africa since the start of the pandemic. At Qatar Airways, we remain engaged in the African market, expanding our network across the continent and providing seamless connectivity to the largest network of destinations in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America. Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker commented. The line will be operated by Boeing 787-8 configured with 22 seats in Business class and 232 seats in economy class. “We are grateful to the government of Côte d'Ivoire for its support in launching these flights […] We look forward to working closely with our partners in Côte d'Ivoire to regularly develop this route and support the resumption of tourism. and trade in the region. Qatar Airways continues to rebuild its network, which currently has more than 130 destinations. It has added seven new destinations in the past 12 months, including San Francisco and Seattle in the United States, Abuja, Accra and Luanda in Africa, and Brisbane and Cebu in Asia Pacific. Its flights to Khartoum, Sudan will resume from May 11, 2021, and by the end of July it plans to increase to more than 1,200 weekly flights to more than 140 destinations.
