Qatar and Rwanda to open airport in ‘heart of Africa’ by 2028

Qatar and Rwanda to open airport in ‘heart of Africa’ by 2028

Qatar Airways and RwandAir will open a major international airport in Rwanda’s capital Kigali by 2028, the airlines said this week. The Qatari flag carrier has also announced plans to take a stake in a southern African airline to cement its expansion plans on the continent.  RwandAir and Qatar Airways, which have a code-sharing agreement, […]

Construction underway in Kigali

Project valued at $1.3bn in 2019

Aims to rival Addis Ababa airport

Qatar Airways and RwandAir will open a major international airport in Rwanda’s capital Kigali by 2028, the airlines said this week.

The Qatari flag carrier has also announced plans to take a stake in a southern African airline to cement its expansion plans on the continent. 

RwandAir and Qatar Airways, which have a code-sharing agreement, are hoping Kigali will rival Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Ethiopia as the leading transit hub in Africa. 

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“Construction is already in progress. We’re about to finalise the horizontal works and move to the vertical. We’re looking at 2027 and 2028 in terms of the airport being operational,” RwandAir CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo told a forum in Doha on Wednesday. 

“Addis is already a huge hub but Kigali