Increased services are set to begin from 16 June 2026, strengthening the airline’s network in the region

Airline to launch three weekly lights to Port Sudan from 2 July 2026

 Qatar Airways is expanding its African network, with light resumptions and frequency increases launching from 16 June 2026.

Boosting connectivity across Africa, the airline will restart four weekly lights to Seychelles (SEZ) and two weekly lights to Kigali (KGL) from 16 June, and daily light to Marrakesh (RAK) from 1 July.

Qatar Airways is set to enhance convenient travel options by serving the following destinations with increased lights:

Alexandria (HBE) – increased three weekly lights to up to seven

Cairo (CAI) – increased from 28 weekly lights to up to 35

Cape Town (CPT) – increased from seven weekly lights to up to 10

Dar es Salaam (DAR) – increased from three weekly lights to up to seven

Lusaka (LUN)-Harare (HRE) – increased from five to seven weekly lights

Maputo (MPM)-Durban (DUR) – increased from four weekly flights to up to seven

Qatar Airways flights to Port Sudan (PZU)

Additionally, the airline is launching three weekly flights to Port Sudan, Sudan from 2

July. Passengers travelling to Port Sudan from key markets in the Middle East and

Southeast Asia, such as Oman and Pakistan, can make seamless transfers through Hamad International Airport. The move reinforces the airline’s commitment to global connectivity while balancing sustainable growth with increasing demand for convenient air travel connectivity and trade.

Departing every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday:

Doha (DOH) to Port Sudan (PZU) – Flight QR1319: Departure 09:00; Arrival 11:00

Port Sudan (PZU) to Doha (DOH) – Flight QR1320: Departure 12:25; Arrival 16:20

Qatar Airways is furthering global connectivity by rebuilding its network to over 160 destinations worldwide. Bookings can be made at qatarairways.com or through the airline’s mobile app.

About Qatar Airways

A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways won the ‘World’s Best Airline’ title for an unprecedented ninth time at the 2025 World Airline Awards, managed by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax. Qatar Airways was previously named the World’s Best Airline in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2024.

The airline continues to be synonymous with excellence, and has yet again received recognition for ‘World’s Best Business Class’, and ‘World’s Best Business Class Airline Lounge’. As the leading connector in the region, Qatar Airways has also been lauded with the ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’ title for the 13th time.

Qatar Airways recently received the Platinum performance recognition by Cirium, the leading aviation analytics organisation, for its reliability and operational performance. The recognition is a testament to the airline’s unwavering commitment to providing seamless and proven operations as part of its award-winning passenger experience.

This summer, Qatar Airways will ly to over 160 destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport. The airport has been recognised as the ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ for 11 consecutive years, as well as ‘World’s Best Airport Shopping’ for the third year in a row by Skytrax. Hamad International Airport has previously been named the ‘World’s Best Airport’ by Skytrax in 2021, 2022, and 2024.

Qatar Airways was the first airline in the Middle East to be certified to the highest level of IATA’s Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) programme, based on recognised environmental management system principles (such as ISO 14001). As an inaugural signatory to the Buckingham Palace Declaration in March 2016, Qatar Airways became the first airline globally to be certified to the industry standard for the prevention of illegal wildlife trafficking in aviation.