Qatar Airways will upgrade to non-stop B787 Dreamliner service three times weekly between Doha and Maputo, Mozambique, from March 27, the airline said yesterday.
The airline currently serves the Doha - Maputo route three times a week via South
Africa’s Johannesburg city.
With the start of the new non-stop service to Maputo International Airport, passengers from Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia Pacific can now take advantage of a seamless one-stop connection to Mozambique’s capital city via Doha, saving approximately five hours per direction from prior itineraries.
Qatar Airways launched scheduled flights in October 2012 to Maputo, Mozambique’s cultural, political and commercial centre. With yesterday’s announcement to delink flights from Johannesburg, Qatar Airways’ Maputo route will become a dedicated non-stop service between Qatar and Mozambique operated on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
Akbar al-Baker, chief executive, Qatar Airways Group, said that the announcement was a significant vote of confidence in the Mozambican travel market. “Three years ago, Qatar Airways began flights to Maputo via Johannesburg, and over that time we have seen a consistent increase in demand resulting in today’s announcement, making our Maputo-Doha flights non-stop. We are very pleased that we will now be able to provide leisure and business passengers shorter, more convenient flights when travelling between Doha and Maputo.”
With Qatar Airways serving Maputo direct with its state-of-the-art B787 Dreamliner, it will be offering a consistent product to all destinations served in Southern Africa – Johannesburg, Cape Town, and also Durban.
The aircraft features 254 seats in a two-class configuration of 22 seats in business class and 232 in economy.