Qatar Airways is pleased to announce a codeshare partnership with Air Botswana, offering Qatar Airways travellers enhanced access to three key destinations in Botswana, Africa.
Kerjasama dengan Air Botswana, syarikat penerbangan nasional Botswana, akan memberikan penumpang Qatar Airways sambungan ke bandar Botswana, Gaborone, Francistown dan Maun melalui pintu masuk Qatar Airways, Afrika Selatan, Johannesburg. Qatar Airways mengendalikan penerbangan dua kali sehari antara Johannesburg dan hab canggihnya, Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Hamad di Doha, dengan penerbangan seterusnya ke lebih dari 150 destinasi di seluruh dunia.
The new codeshare agreement allows business and leisure travellers fast and convenient access to the home of Botswana’s rich mineral industry, abundant game reserves, and luxury safari lodges. Botswana’s luxurious tourism experiences are complemented by Qatar Airways’ ultra-modern fleet of aircraft featuring the world’s best Business Class on services to South Africa.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “Our new codeshare agreement with Air Botswana will offer even greater opportunities for passengers from across our global network, especially from key markets in Europe and Asia to easily connect with popular destinations in Botswana, to take advantage of exclusive leisure experiences.
“Codeshare partnerships and airline alliances continue to play an important role for Qatar Airways. We are committed to serving the travel needs of the African market and the addition of Air Botswana flights to Qatar Airways’ route network is an important expansion of our network.”
Wilayah Afrika Selatan adalah pasar penting bagi Qatar Airways, dengan tiga destinasi di Afrika Selatan termasuk Johannesburg, Cape Town dan Durban, dan di Maputo timur di Mozambik. Perluasan di wilayah ini adalah fokus utama bagi Qatar Airways, setelah melancarkan perkhidmatan ke ibu negara Namibia Windhoek pada 28 September, dengan Lusaka di Zambia untuk diikuti, dan penyambungan semula perkhidmatan ke Seychelles pada bulan Disember 2016.
Air Botswana’s Acting General Manager, Ms. Agnes Khunwana, said: “We are delighted to join forces with a renowned global airline like Qatar Airways to launch codeshare services to a number of Botswana cities. This partnership provides Qatar Airways’ passengers with easy and direct access to a number of key business and high-end leisure destinations across Botswana while providing easy access to Qatar Airways’ global network for the people of Gaborone, Francistown and Maun when booking directly with Qatar Airways. We look forward to working closely with Qatar Airways into the future.”
Pelancong yang menyambung ke rangkaian global Qatar Airways dari Afrika Selatan akan mempunyai akses ke lebih daripada 150 destinasi dan akan terus melihat Qatar Airways memperluas jangkauan globalnya, dengan lebih dari selusin destinasi baru ditambahkan pada tahun 2016 untuk diterokai. Tahun ini, syarikat penerbangan telah melancarkan laluan ke Adelaide (Australia), Atlanta (AS), Birmingham (UK), Boston (AS), Helsinki (Finland), Los Angeles (AS), Marrakech (Maghribi), Pisa (Itali), Ras Al Khaimah (UAE), Sydney (Australia), Windhoek (Namibia) dan Yerevan (Armenia). Dalam beberapa bulan akan datang, rangkaian akan berkembang lebih jauh dengan Krabi (Thailand) dan Seychelles.
