When it takes delivery of a 737-800NG in the next few weeks, Comair has announced that it intends to add five new African destinations to the Qatar Airways route map. Comair has recently agreed a new codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways. The airline also shortly starts scheduled flights to the Atlantic Ocean island of Saint Helena.
Comair CEO Erik Venter has expressed the airline’s strong confidence in the leisure and business travel. “The new aircraft will help us embrace opportunities like the new Saint Helena route,” he said. “In addition to our existing British Airways (operated by Comair) route network which includes South Africa, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia. This access to centrally-located airports within South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and in the Indian Ocean islands allows our valued customers, access to diverse business and leisure destinations in the region.”