Qatar Airways and China Southern Airways have introduced a serious growth of their partnership, creating one of the crucial in depth air networks between China and the Center East with 64 weekly flights throughout eight gateways in Better China.
The expanded codeshare settlement consists of new direct flights between Doha and Beijing Daxing Worldwide Airport beginning October 16, forward of the Golden Week vacation.
Qatar Airways will place its code on China Southern’s three weekly Daxing–Doha flights, whereas China Southern will prolong its “CZ” code to fifteen Qatar Airways locations throughout Africa, Europe and the Center East, together with Amman, Athens, Barcelona, Cairo, Dar es Salaam, Madrid and Munich.
Qatar-China connectivity
Qatar Airways Chief Business Officer Thierry Antinori mentioned: “Qatar Airways and China Southern have established a partnership that continues to set new benchmarks within the business. This newest growth ensures that each Qatar Airways path to China is now accessible to China Southern Airways’ passengers, underlining our long-term dedication to a market that’s integral to our development and connectivity.
“Timed with this 12 months’s Golden Week, it offers Chinese language travellers with unrivalled entry via Doha to over 170 locations throughout our world community through Hamad Worldwide Airport.”
The 2 carriers already codeshare on flights between Guangzhou and Doha. With the brand new growth, China Southern can even place its code on Qatar Airways companies linking Doha with Chengdu Tianfu, Chongqing, Hangzhou and Shanghai, topic to regulatory approval.
Beijing Daxing is China Southern’s second Chinese language gateway with direct flights to Doha, complementing Qatar Airways’ each day Beijing service and Xiamen Airways’ each day flights.
China Southern Airways President and CEO Han Wensheng mentioned: “Beijing Daxing is a cornerstone of China Southern’s worldwide improvement, and the launch of latest Doha companies additional strengthens its position alongside our current operations from Guangzhou.
“Along with Qatar Airways, we’re increasing alternatives for Chinese language passengers to succeed in locations throughout Europe, the Center East, Africa and the Americas via Doha’s Hamad Worldwide Airport. This partnership underscores our dedication to constructing broader world entry and delivering world-class service to our prospects.”
Along with strategic associate Xiamen Airways, Qatar Airways now gives 64 weekly flights throughout Better China, making it one of the crucial complete networks operated by any worldwide airline group.
Wanting forward, the partnership can even deepen cooperation in cargo and loyalty programmes, reinforcing the airways’ shared purpose of constructing sustainable, long-term world connectivity.