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The investment will further cement Qatar Airways\u2019 position as a key driver in realising economic and business potential on the African continent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doha \u2013 Qatar Airways Group has acquired a 25% stake in Southern Africa\u2019s premier independent regional carrier, Airlink. The announcement is a continuation of the multi award-winning airline\u2019s ambition to further develop its operations across the African continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investment in Airlink \u2013 which flies to more than 45 destinations in 15 African countries \u2013 will enhance a code-sharing partnership between the two airlines. The deal will bolster the World\u2019s Best Airline\u2019s Africa growth strategy and cement its role as a key driver to the continent\u2019s economic success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the announcement, Qatar Airways\u2019 Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, said: \u201cOur investment in Airlink further demonstrates how integral we see Africa being to our business\u2019 future. This partnership not only demonstrates our confidence in Airlink, as a company that is resilient, agile, financially robust and governed on sound principles, but also in Africa as a whole, showing huge potential that I am delighted we are able to help start realising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airlink Chief Executive Rodger Foster said: \u201cHaving Qatar Airways as an equity partner is a powerful endorsement of Airlink and echoes our faith in the markets we currently serve and plan to add to our network. This transaction will unlock growth by providing efficiencies of scale, increasing our capacity and expanding our marketing reach. By bolstering Airlink and its business, this investment will strengthen
all of the existing airline partnerships Airlink has nurtured over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partnership between Qatar Airways and Airlink seeks to align both carriers\u2019 loyalty programs – Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Airlink Skybucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qatar Airways currently flies to 29 destinations in Africa, and there\u2019s been strong growth in the market with nine new destinations added to the Qatar Airways network on the continent since December 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abidjan, Abuja, Accra, Kinshasa, Harare, Kano, Luanda, Lusaka, and Port Harcourt are the African cities newly added to the extensive Qatar Airways network, while Cairo and Alexandria were resumed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The investment will further cement Qatar Airways\u2019 position as a key driver in realising economic and business potential on the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[180],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/download-2.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6058,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/qatar-airways-and-airlink-sign-codeshare-agreement-to-enhance-connectivity-across-southern-africa\/","url_meta":{"origin":12682,"position":0},"title":"Qatar Airways and Airlink sign codeshare agreement to enhance connectivity across Southern Africa","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"June 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"World\u2019s Best Airline further demonstrates commitment to South Africa where it operates 35 weekly flights to three gateways from the World\u2019s Best Airport, Hamad International 27 June, 2022 Doha, Qatar \u2013\u00a0Qatar Airways and Airlink have signed a comprehensive codeshare agreement to offer travellers more choice, enhanced services and greater connectivity\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "National News"","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/national-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-scaled.jpg","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-scaled.jpg 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-scaled.jpg 1.5x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-scaled.jpg 2x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-scaled.jpg 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8257,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/british-airways-announces-codeshare-partnership-with-south-african-airline-airlink\/","url_meta":{"origin":12682,"position":1},"title":"BRITISH AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES CODESHARE PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTH AFRICAN AIRLINE AIRLINK","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"February 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"British Airways has announced a codeshare partnership with Airlink, improving connectivity between the UK, Europe, North America and more than 15 destinations in Southern Africa.With bases in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban in South Africa, Airlink is a premium regional airline with a wide-reaching network of cities in fourteen countries,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Aviation"","block_context":{"text":"Aviation","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/aviation\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-Airlink-header.jpg","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-Airlink-header.jpg 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-Airlink-header.jpg 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4042,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/pomp-as-airlink-inaugurates-johannesburg-entebbe-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":12682,"position":2},"title":"POMP AS AIRLINK INAUGURATES JOHANNESBURG-ENTEBBE SERVICE","author":"MOSES SSERWANGA","date":"September 20, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"By Moses Sserwanga in Entebbe \u00a0\u2013 Uganda Airlink, the independent Southern African regional airline, is the latest to add a new route to Entebbe- Uganda while \u00a0expanding its intra-Africa market with the launch of its Johannesburg-Entebbe service. 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