Qatar Airways will operate a new non-stop five-times-weekly service between Doha, Qatar, and Cape Town, South Africa from November 3.

Cape Town, which is currently served by the airline three times a week via Johannesburg, is one of the airline’s most popular African destinations, it said.

With excellent connections to other parts of the world via Doha, the new non-stop route will benefit passengers throughout the Qatar Airways’ global network, it said.

The route will be operated by Qatar Airways’ state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft which features 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class, with the latest interactive inflight entertainment system featuring over 1,000 options available in all cabin classes.

Qatar Airways Group chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker said: “We are very pleased that we are now able to offer our passengers a dedicated non-stop service between Doha and Cape Town. Cape Town has long been one of the most popular destinations with passengers throughout our worldwide network, and with the new services, we are now able to provide our customers with quicker and more convenient connections to one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

"We also look forward to our passengers from Cape Town experiencing our five-star service as they fly with us non-stop to Doha and onwards to over 140 destinations,” he said. - TradeArabia News Service