{"id":240840,"date":"2024-08-22T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=240840"},"modified":"2024-08-21T18:20:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T11:20:22","slug":"qatar-airways-buys-25-stake-in-airlink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/08\/qatar-airways-buys-25-stake-in-airlink\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Airways buys 25% stake in Airlink"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>DOHA, 22 August 2024: Qatar Airways Group has acquired a 25% stake in South Africa\u2019s regional carrier, Airlink. This will support Qatar\u2019s expansion across the African continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airlink flies to more than 45 destinations in 15 African countries.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240841 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-11.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-11-300x197.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/315;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The investment will enhance a code-sharing partnership between the two airlines. 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