► MOZAMBIQUE: Qatar Airways granted rights to Johannesburg - Maputo from late October.

Qatar Airways (QR) has tentatively been granted local traffic rights on the Johannesburg - Maputo, Mozambique sectors of its 3x weekly flights between Doha, Qatar and the Southern African nations with effect from October 27, 2013.

Qatar Airways' début in Maputo

Qatar Airways(QR): Johannesburg - Maputo

-Eff 27OCT

• QR1359 JNB 0935 - 1040 MPM EQV 357
• QR1360 MPM 1210 - 1315 JNB EQV 357

Reservations are not yet open as of this posting.

The route is also served by Mozambique's national carrier, LAM - Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (TM), British Airways/Comair (BA) and South African Airways (SA).