Qatar Airways adds two new Nigeria destinations

Qatar Airways is boosting its service to Nigeria with the launch of four weekly flights to Kano (KAN) on March 2nd.

The carrier will also add three weekly flights to Port Harcourt (PHC) a day later, with both operating via the Nigerian capital, Abuja.

The airline currently operates two daily flights to Lagos and four times a week to Abuja, which will expand to a daily service in March.

Kano and Port Harcourt will become the seventh and eight new African gateways launched by Qatar Airways since the start of the pandemic.

Both routes will be served by the state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Qatar Airways chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “The airline was one of the few to keep operating to many African destinations throughout the pandemic and, as restrictions are lifted, is continuing to expand its network on the continent.

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