The flag carrier of Qatar, Qatar Airways, is set to launch scheduled flights to Madagascar. The announcement was made by the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA), which signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Madagascar Civil Aviation Authority (ACM) to stipulate the operation of passenger and cargo flights between Hamad International Airport (DOH) in Doha and Ivato International Airport (TNR), the main international airport serving Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. According to the press release by the QCAA, Qatar Airways will operate seven weekly flights between Doha and Madagascar. A launch date has not yet been announced. We'll keep you posted!
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02 February 2024
19 January 2023
Airlink to resume flights between South Africa <> Madagascar! [update]
update (20 January 2023): The resumption of services to Nosy-Be will be considered in due course.
South African regional carrier Airlink is set to resume operations between South Africa and Madagascar. According to Rodger Foster, Airlink CEO and managing director, the airline "welcomes the Madagascar government’s lifting of the prohibition which lets us [Airlink] re-establish these air services that are vitally important economic, trade and tourism connections between the two countries." Effective 30 January 2023, Airlink will operate one weekly flight on Mondays between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Ivato International Airport (TNR) in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. From 14 February 2023, the airline will increase the service to three weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays with the intention of re-instating daily services as demand increases. Flights between South Africa and Madagascar were suspended for almost three years.
- Johannesburg 10:00 > 14:10 Antananarivo on Mondays
- Antananarivo 15:00 > 17:40 Johannesburg on Mondays
As of 14 February 2023, the same schedule will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
04 December 2019
Air Madagascar to suspend operations between Antananarivo <> Johannesburg!
The national airline of Madagascar, Air Madagascar, will suspend its two weekly service between Ivato International Airport (TNR) in Antananarivo and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg from 08 January 2020. The last scheduled flight will take place on 07 January 2020. Travellers who have confirmed bookings after this date will be offered rerouting options or refund possibilities by the airline. Air Madagascar only resumed operations to Johannesburg in June 2019. According to a statement by the airline, Air Madagascar "will resume its flights once conditions are met for an optimal service with an aircraft whose capacity is more suited to the demand".
03 May 2019
Air Madagascar to resume flights between Antananarivo <> Johannesburg!
The national airline of Madagascar, Air Madagascar, is planning to resume scheduled services between Ivato International Airport (TNR) in Antananarivo and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. Effective 17 June 2019, the airline will operate two weekly return flights on board a Boeing 737-800 to Johannesburg. Air Madagascar stopped operating flights between Antananarivo and Johannesburgin December 2015.
- Antananarivo 15:05 > 17:25 Johannesburg
- Johannesburg 07:30 > 11:25 Antananarivo
04 January 2017
Ethiopian Airlines to launch flights to Madagascar!
Ethiopia's flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, is planning to launch a new service to Madagascar. From 28 March 2017, the airline will operate three weekly flights between Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) in Addis Ababa and Ivato International Airport (TNR) in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar.
- Addis Ababa 09:40 > 14:30 Antananarivo
- Antananarivo 15:20 > 20:10 Addis Ababa
29 December 2014
Kenya Airways: New triangle service between Nairobi, Moroni & Antananarivo!
Kenya's flag carrier, Kenya Airways, will introduce a new triangle service between Kenya, the Comoros and Madagascar. From 01 February 2015, the airline will offer four flights per week between Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) in Nairobi, Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport (HAH) in Moroni (Comoros) and Ivato International Airport (TNR) in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, on board a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The overall service to Moroni will be doubled from four to eight weekly, while the number of flights to Antananarivo increases from five to nine weekly.
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