Qatar Airways is significantly expanding its African presence with the announcement of three weekly flights to Port Sudan International Airport (PZU), Sudan.
The service launches July 2 and is the latest new route and frequency increases across the African continent for the airline.
The new Port Sudan service will offer connecting opportunities for passengers traveling from key markets in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, including Oman and Pakistan, via Hamad International Airport in Doha.
In a statement to Aviation Week the airline added that the launch “speaks volumes about the airline’s openly stated commitment to the African continent, which it has served for over three decades.”
It added that such a route “will typically be deployed by an Airbus A320 aircraft.”
Port Sudan will become the Gulf carrier’s second Sudanese destination. Its first, the capital Khartoum, marked the airline’s inaugural African landing in May 1994, with services to Cairo in Egypt following shortly after.
Qatar Airways is also increasing services to the Seychelles with four weekly flights, and two weekly flights to Kigali, Rwanda from June 16, and daily flight to Marrakesh from July 1. The airline is also enhancing existing routes to Alexandria, Cairo, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Lusaka, and Maputo.
Beyond passenger operations, Qatar Airways has built a substantial cargo presence in Africa.
Through its subsidiary Qatar Airways Cargo, the airline now transports more than 6,000 metric tons of freight to and from Africa every week, supporting sectors including fresh produce, horticulture, and textiles.
Port Sudan is a particularly significant hub. The Red Sea port city handles an estimated 90% of Sudan’s international trade, with key exports, including cotton, gum arabic, oilseeds, and livestock—making the new route a vital gateway.
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