American Airlines is expanding its codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways to enabling American’s customers to book travel on Qatar Airways flights via Doha to and from 16 new countries, subject to regulatory approval.
The move comes as American prepares to launch daily New York JFK-Doha service on June 4.
Under the agreement, American customers would be able to book Qatar Airways flights via Doha and on to Ethiopia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
“Our global partnerships expand upon American’s comprehensive network, providing access to numerous destinations for our customers who are ready to travel around the world,” said American’s CEO Robert Isom. “We’re excited to deepen our strategic alliance with Qatar Airways alongside the launch of our new service between New York and Doha, giving American’s customers more choices and convenient access to the Middle East and beyond.”
The strategic alliance includes Qatar Airways, the leading carrier in the Middle East in terms of frequencies and destinations and the six-time Skytrax ‘World’s Best Airline’ award winner, placing its code on thousands of American’s domestic flights — strengthening connectivity and creating new travel options for customers.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker, said: “Qatar Airways is pleased to extend our codeshare partnership with American Airlines, as yet another step in renewing our long-term strategic partnership with the airline. The expansion of our codeshare agreement is a testament to our joint confidence in the future of aviation, and our shared mission of enhancing the customer experience for millions of passengers worldwide. We are thrilled to build on our relationship with our fellow oneworld partner to provide passengers with the reliable, safe and award-winning service that they have come to know and expect from Qatar Airways.”
Qatar serves 12 U.S. destinations from Doha, including JFK, Atlanta, Boston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Washington Dulles, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago O’Hare, Houston Bush Intercontinental and Philadelphia.
Qatar and American entered into a codeshare partnership in early 2020, just weeks before the start of the pandemic.
