{"id":167301,"date":"2024-01-31T06:02:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T05:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=167301"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T09:02:10","slug":"qatar-airways-madagascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/qatar-airways-madagascar","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Airways in Madagascar could transform connectivity in the Indian Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"

Qatar Airways received the green light this week<\/strong> its supervisory authorities to launch daily flights to the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean<\/strong>. This will be the first - and only - flight from Africa's largest island to the Middle East. And beyond to Asia and Europe thanks to the Qatari airline's network of connections in Doha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement between the Madagascan and Qatari civil aviation authorities provides for the operation of a daily flight between the two countries<\/strong>. No official Qatar Airways timetable has yet been published, but it is likely that these flights will start very soon. This is because the airline will have a monopoly between Madagascar, the Middle East and the rest of the world. Qatar Airways currently serves some 175 international destinations in nearly 80 countries.<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The arrival of the Qatari airline will benefit the business tourism <\/strong>and leisure <\/strong>from Madagascar<\/strong>. The country's ambition is to host one million international visitors a year within 5 years<\/strong>. The Madagascan government has also indicated that it is negotiating traffic rights with other carriers. Including several from the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Antananarivo International Airport, Madagascar (Photo: Ravinala Airports)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Doha, a powerful hub for the entire Indian Ocean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

However, the imminent arrival of Qatar Airways will reshuffle the cards when it comes to air connectivity on the island, and even in the region.<\/strong>. For the moment, apart from Air Mauritius and Air Austral<\/a><\/strong>The international air network in this part of the Indian Ocean remains limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest competition <\/strong>to Qatar Airways isAir France <\/strong>which operates six weekly non-stop flights from Paris CDG-Antananarivo <\/strong>by Airbus A350-900. Alternatively, you can reach Madagascar via Saint-Denis de la R\u00e9union (5 flights\/week) with Air Austral<\/strong>Addis Ababa with Ethiopian Airlines<\/a> (one daily flight), Nairobi <\/a>with Kenya Airways (two daily flights) and Port Louis with Air Mauritius (5 flights a week). There are also two weekly flights with a stopover from Corsair<\/a> to Orly<\/strong> and Turkish Airlines<\/a> to Istanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Qatar Airways flight could also attract passengers from La R\u00e9union<\/strong>This is due to the airline's extensive network in Doha. Particularly to Asia. For the moment, La R\u00e9union has just one route to the Asian continent, namely Bangkok<\/strong>operated by Air Austral<\/strong>. Last year, the R\u00e9union-based carrier had to suspend its service on Madras<\/strong>. This decision was taken following the withdrawal of traffic rights by the Indian authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compensating for the absence of Madagascar Airlines on the international market<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The arrival of Qatar Airways will also make it possible to compensate for the closure of all international routes operated by Madagascar's national airline<\/strong>. Air Madagascar, which will become a member of the Air Madagascar Group at the end of 2023 Madagascar Airlines<\/strong>has suspended all its international flights to concentrate on its domestic routes as part of its turnaround strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A three-phase plan for 100 million<\/strong> provides for the rental of new equipment. Once domestic lines have been restored, Madagascar Airlines to resume its regional routes (2025)<\/strong> before returning to intercontinental activity. This should take at least two to three years...<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The signing of an agreement between the Qatari and Madagascan authorities for the launch of air services between the two countries is set to result in the rapid introduction of a daily Doha-Antananarivo flight. 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