Kigali

Qatar Airways views the partnership as a way to increase its footprint in Africa.

Flights from Kigali to both Lubumbashi and Goma will be operated 2X-weekly with regional aircraft.

The two airlines have deepened ties with the new partnership through Doha and Kigali.

If approved by the US Transportation Department, flights between Kigali and New York will operate via Accra, Ghana.

Service to Bangui starts next week but the airline’s flights to London have been banned by the UK government under its latest COVID-19 travel restrictions.

The Belgian flag-carrier will increase its flying to the continent by 40% compared to now from the beginning of December to early January.

The airline will use an A330-300 on the CAI-JNB route.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week: RwandAir swaps Gatwick for Heathrow, Ukraine International Airlines returns to New York via Iceland, and Alaska Airlines adds another sun route from Los Angeles.

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