Qatar Airways launches Doha–Port Sudan route as it expands African network with major frequency increases

May 29, 2026 in Companies, Travel & Tourism by Editor

Qatar Airways is launching a new Doha–Port Sudan route while expanding its African network with resumed services and increased frequencies across key destinations including Cairo, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Kigali and Seychelles.

 

Doha — Qatar Airways has announced a significant expansion of its African network, highlighted by the launch of a new route to Port Sudan alongside flight resumptions and increased frequencies across several key destinations.

The airline’s latest move reinforces its long-term strategy of strengthening connectivity between Africa and its Doha hub, while positioning Qatar as a central global transit point linking the continent to Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

Qatar Airways will resume operations on several African routes from mid-2026. Services between Doha and Seychelles will restart on June 16, 2026, operating four times weekly, while flights to Kigali in Rwanda will also resume on the same date with two weekly services. The airline will further restore daily operations between Doha and Marrakesh in Morocco from July 1, 2026.

In addition to the resumptions, the carrier is expanding capacity on a wide range of African routes in response to growing passenger demand. Frequencies between Doha and Alexandria in Egypt will rise from three weekly flights to as many as seven, while the Cairo route will expand from 28 weekly flights to up to 35. The Doha–Cape Town service will increase from seven to as many as 10 weekly flights, and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania will grow from three to seven weekly services.

Further enhancements include the Lusaka–Harare route, which will increase from five to seven weekly flights, and the Maputo–Durban service, which will also expand from four to seven weekly flights, improving regional air links across southern Africa.

A key highlight of the expansion is the introduction of a new route between Doha and Port Sudan in Sudan, set to commence on July 2, 2026. The service will operate three times weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, marking Qatar Airways’ latest entry into an emerging African market.

Aviation analysts note that the expansion reflects both strong demand recovery across African markets and Qatar Airways’ continued ambition to deepen its footprint across the continent.