Qatar Airways drew major attention on the opening day of ITB Berlin 2023, the world’s largest international travel and tourism trade show, as the World’s Best Airline’s Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, unveiled new destinations, and announced flight resumptions and frequency increases during a press conference held on the first day of the exhibition.

Highlighting the success of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Qatar Airways revealed its new sports sponsorship portfolio as well as a multitude of other projects and partnerships lined up for the year 2023, continuing on the path of bringing people together all while boosting the tourism industry in the State of Qatar. The press conference was also attended by His Excellency, Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Thani, Ambassador for the State of Qatar to Germany.

At the press conference, H.E. Mr. Al Baker announced over new destinations planned for launch in 2023, including Juba, Kinshasa. Qatar Airways is also resuming flights to: Casablanca and Marrakesh. Multiple destinations also saw frequency increases scheduled for the year 2023.*

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “Qatar Airways is dedicated to enrich the global community which it serves. As the World’s Best Airline, we are excited to offer more ways of bringing the world together, increasing connectivity and bridging gaps within the travel industry. As we expand our fleet, network, partnerships and international presence we look forward to working together to deliver sustainable growth and a compelling future for the industry.

The world-leading travel trade show, ITB Berlin, which is a central communication and marketing annual event, showcases a range of travel exhibitors from over 180 countries and five continents, providing over 160,000 visitors with information on new products, services and facilities in the tourism industry.

*The following destinations are slated to receive an increase in flight frequency:

·        Abuja – Port Harcourt – increased from two weekly flights to three

·        Abuja – Kano – increased from three weekly flights to four

·        Cairo – increased from 21 weekly flights to 28

·        Khartoum – increased from seven weekly flights to 14

·        Mogadishu – increased from three weekly flights to four