Qatar Airways to Launch Flights to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Qatar Airways has unveiled plans to launch thrice weekly flights to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire via Accra, starting 16 June 2021.

Abidjan will become the fourth new destination in Africa announced by the national carrier of the State of Qatar since the start of the pandemic.

Flights will be operated with Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class.

Flight QR1423 is scheduled to leave Doha (DOH) at 02:20 and arrive in Abidjan (ABJ) at 09:10.

The return leg, QR1424, is timed to depart Abidjan at 17:20 and arrive in Doha at 06:10 the following day.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said, “We are delighted to be launching flights to Abidjan, our fourth new destination in Africa since the start of the pandemic. At Qatar Airways, we remain committed to the African market, expanding our network across the continent and offering seamless connectivity to the largest network of destinations across Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America. We are thankful to the Côte d’Ivoire Government for their support to launch these flights, providing an opportunity to reunite family and friends with their loved ones across the globe. We look forward to working closely with our partners in Côte d’Ivoire to steadily grow this route and support the recovery of tourism and trade in the region.”

Qatar Airways travellers from Africa can now enjoy new baggage allowances ranging from 46 kg for Economy Class split over two pieces and 64 kg split over two pieces in Business Class.

The airline currently operates flights to over 130 destinations with plans to increase this to more than 1,200 weekly flights to over 140 destinations by the end of July 2021.

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