Covid offers Qatar Airways further Africa expansion

The airline did cut back its global schedules, especially to markets that were closed to international flights

15 August 2021 - 00:08 By Nick Wilson

Many global airlines grounded their fleets in response to Covid-19, but Doha-based Qatar Airways carried on flying and used the opportunity of fewer competitors to expand its routes to become the world's biggest international carrier serving Africa...

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