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(22 Jan 2021) Iberia has signed an expanded codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways.
The deal will increase the number of destinations available to Iberia passengers from 29 to 36 on Qatar Airways’ network, including new destinations in Angola, Australia, Mozambique, New Zealand and South Africa.
Qatar Airways passengers will also benefit from additional connectivity, with the ability to book travel to and from an additional four destinations on Iberia’s network in Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala and Senegal.
Iberia Group Chief Executive, Javier Sanchez-Prieto, said, “The extension of the codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways is very good news for us. At Iberia we work so that, when
Qatar Airways further expands its strategic partnerships signing an expanded codeshare agreement with Iberia.
The agreement will enhance connectivity between the two airlines’ complementary networks and will offer additional travel options to our customers traveling between the Iberian Peninsula, Latin America, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East via the Best Airport in the Middle East, Hamad International Airport.
Sales of the added destinations have commenced already with the additional codeshare flights starting from today.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “We are pleased to further expand our codeshare cooperation with Iberia, Spain’s largest carrier and the leading airline connecting Europe with Latin America. Despite the challenges of 2020, it has been our priority to maintain reliable global connectivity for our passengers”.
(21 Jan 2021) Qatar Airways has confirmed that it will resume flights to Atlanta on 1 June.
The airline will operate the route with four flights per week.
Qatar Airways will also add 13 weekly flights to operate a total of 83 weekly flights across its 12 gateways in the U.S.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said, “With the upcoming launch of Seattle and the resumption of Atlanta, we will reach 12 gateways in the U.S, two more than what we operated pre-COVID19. Our commitment to the U.S. market has also seen us add and expand strategic partnerships with American carriers, offering our passengers