Airlink will add Doha to its flight network through its codeshare agreement with Doha-based Qatar Airways.
Airlink brings Doha into flight network
An expanded partnership with Qatar Airways enables Airlink to offer Doha as its first long-haul destination from 31 August 2026.
The agreement will enable Airlink to codeshare on Qatar Airways’ daily flights between Doha and Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.
The airline operates as follows:
Johannesburg – Doha – Johannesburg: Double-daily services, operated with Airbus A350 aircraft.
Cape Town – Doha – Cape Town: 10 weekly services to Doha, operated with Airbus A350 aircraft.
Durban – Doha – Durban: One-daily service, operated with Airbus A350 aircraft. *Flights on this route operate via Maputo.
“This codeshare is an important initial element in Airlink’s expanded network and market-reach strategy. It strengthens the airline’s market relevance and, leveraging Qatar Airways’ global presence, opens unparalleled connectivity opportunities for its customers,” said de Villiers Engelbrecht, CEO of Airlink.
Expanded Footprint
Over the coming months, the codeshare partnership will indeed be expanded to include additional destinations across Qatar Airways’ global network.
The codeshare with Airlink deepens Qatar Airways’ commitment to improving connectivity to, and from, South Africa. Qatar Airways’ presence in Africa spans more than three decades, dating back to its inaugural flight in 1994, which laid the foundation for a strategic commitment to connect the continent with the world.
As of August 2026, the airline operates 194 weekly flights to 27 cities across 20 African countries, complemented by interline and codeshare agreements, including the one with Airlink.
Strengthening Partnerships
In fact, this new development reciprocates the 2022 codeshare agreement entered into between the two independently-managed airlines, which enabled Qatar Airways to place its code (QR) on Airlink’s domestic flights in South Africa and across several regional routes.
It also builds on Qatar Airways’ 25 per cent minority shareholding in Airlink, which it acquired in 2024.
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