Qatar Airways is to launch a service to Durban and increase frequencies on its Cape Town and Johannesburg routes.
Starting from December 17, the Gulf airline will launch four new weekly flights to the South African city Durban via Johannesburg.
Flight QR1365 will depart Doha at 0745, arrive in Johannesburg at 1520, before taking-off at 1620 and arriving in Durban at 1735. Return flight QR1366 will leave Durban at 1900 and land in Johannesburg at 2015, before departing at 2115 and arriving in Doha at 0605 the next day.
Qatar Airways will also up its services between Doha and Johannesburg from ten-weekly to double-daily from December 17.
Flight QR1363 will depart Doha at 0125 and land in Johannesburg at 0845, while return service QR1364 will leave Johannesburg at 1430 and arrive in Doha at 2320.
Flight QR1365 will take-off from Doha at 0745 and land in Johannesburg at 1520, before going to Durban and back, with return service QR1366 leaving Johannesburg at 2115 and arriving in Doha at 0605 the next day.
From October 1 the airline will increase its weekly frequency to Cape Town from the current five flights a week to a daily service.
Outbound service QR1369 will depart Doha at 0120 and arrive in Cape Town at 1015, while return flight QR1370 will take-off from Cape Town at 1245 and land back in Doha at 22.50.
Durban will be Qatar’s third route to South Africa following Johannesburg and Cape Town, both of which started in 2005. All three routes will be operated with a B787 Dreamliner.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said: "Durban is an important gateway into South Africa and we are very confident that this route will be warmly welcomed like all our other routes in the African continent."
Qatar Airways first flew to South Africa in January 2005, when it launched services to both Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Last month, Qatar Airways announced it had taken a 9.9 per cent stake in British Airways owner IAG.