Qatar Airways officially opened its Zimbabwean office in Harare this month.

This follows the launch of the airline’s linked service between Doha and Lusaka and Harare, with thrice weekly flights from Doha on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

In a move to employ locals, Qatar Airways’ cabin crew include Zambian and Zimbabwean nationals.

Qatar Airways Regional Manager for Southern Africa, Fouad Caunhye, said: “We have ambitious plans for Africa, which is one of the fastest-growing economic regions of the world, with rising consumer demand and an abundance of natural resources.

“We see enormous potential in not just outbound travel from Zimbabwe and Zambia, but also inbound traffic from India, the UK, and the Americas. We look forward to strengthening trade and tourism links between Zimbabwe and Zambia, and destinations on the Qatar Airways network, and steadily grow these routes to support the recovery of tourism and trade in the region.”