{"id":167711,"date":"2024-08-20T12:30:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T12:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=167711"},"modified":"2024-08-20T14:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T14:57:48","slug":"qatar-airways-acquires-25-stake-in-south-african-carrier-airlink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2024\/08\/qatar-airways-acquires-25-stake-in-south-african-carrier-airlink.html","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Airways acquires 25% stake in South African carrier Airlink"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Qatar Airways Group<\/strong> has acquired a 25% stake in Southern Africa\u2019s premier independent regional carrier,<strong> Airlink<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investment in Airlink \u2013 which flies to more than 45 destinations in 15 African countries \u2013 will enhance a code-sharing partnership between the two airlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement is a continuation of the multi award-winning airline\u2019s ambition to further develop its operations across the African continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2024\/08\/qatar-airways-to-increase-winter-flights-to-london-male-miami-and-tokyo.html\">Qatar Airways to increase winter flights to London, Male, Miami and Tokyo<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur investment in Airlink further demonstrates how integral we see Africa being to our business\u2019 future. This partnership not only demonstrates our confidence in Airlink, as a company that is resilient, agile, financially robust and governed on sound principles, but also in Africa as a whole, showing huge potential that I am delighted we are able to help start realising\u201d Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHaving Qatar Airways as an equity partner is a powerful endorsement of Airlink and echoes our faith in the markets we currently serve and plan to add to our network. This transaction will unlock growth by providing efficiencies of scale, increasing our capacity and expanding our marketing reach\u201d, Airlink Chief Executive, Rodger Foster, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership between Qatar Airways and Airlink seeks to align both carriers\u2019 loyalty programs &#8211; Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Airlink Skybucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qatar Airways currently flies to 29 destinations in Africa. Abidjan, Abuja, Accra, Harare, Kano, Luanda, Lusaka, and Port Harcourt are the African cities newly added to the extensive Qatar Airways network, while Cairo and Alexandria were resumed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-815d8787     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"511\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2026\/04\/british-airways-expands-network-with-launch-of-new-routes-to-st-louis-and-guernsey.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" 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