American Airlines and Qatar Airways are expanding their strategic alliance with a new codeshare agreement, allowing American customers to book travel on Qatar Airways flights through Doha to and from sixteen new countries.
Pending U.S. and Qatar government codeshare approvals, travelers will be able to book travel beyond Qatar to their final destinations in Ethiopia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
«Our global partnerships expand American’s comprehensive network, providing access to numerous destinations for our customers who are ready to travel around the world,» said Robert Isom, American’s chief executive officer. «We are excited to deepen our strategic alliance with Qatar Airways along with the launch of our new service between New York and Doha, giving American customers more choice and convenient access to the Middle East and beyond.»
This expanded codeshare follows American’s June 4 landing at Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH) in Doha, Qatar, from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
American’s network allows connections to more than 250 cities in North America and Qatar Airways’ extensive network of more than 85 destinations giving customers access to gateways in the Middle East, East Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said, «Qatar Airways is pleased to expand our codeshare partnership with American Airlines as a further step in renewing our long-term strategic partnership with the airline.»
