Iberia and Qatar Airways have agreed to add new destinations to their code-sharing arrangements, benefiting customers of both airlines.
Iberia now carries Qatar Airways codes on flights to and from 36 cities, up from the previous 29. The addition includes direct flights between Barcelona and the Qatari capital, Doha –Madrid Doha flights were already covered- and, from Doha, Iberia customers can fly on to the Angolan capital Luanda, Auckland in New Zealand, Brisbane in Australia, the Mozambican capital Maputo, and both Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa.
Through the code-share scheme Iberia customers can book tickets on a total of 36 Qatar Airways routes to 19 countries, namely Angola, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mozambique, New Zealand, Pakistan, Qatar, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Tanzania, and Vietnam.
Qatar Airways customers can now book to a total of 40 Iberia destinations, after adding Dakar, São Paulo, Santiago de Chile, San Salvador, and Guatemala City to the list.
Flights to all these code-share destinations are on sale as of today.
For Iberia’s Executive Chairman Javier Sánchez-Prieto, “The broadening of the code-sharing agreement with Qatar Airways is very good news. In Iberia we are preparing for the end of the current restrictions of flights in several countries, and hope to offer our customers the most global network possible. Collaboration with our Qatari partner in the oneworld alliance will facilitate our arrival in new markets in Africa and the Pacific, improving Spain’s connectivity with the rest of the world, with the high-quality service for which Qatar Airways is famed”.
Qatar Airways Executive Chairman Akbar Al Baker commented “We are delighted to increase our code-sharing cooperation with Iberia, Spain’s principal airline and a leader on routes between Europe and Latin America. Despite the challenges of 2020, our priority has been to maintain an attractive connectivity for our customers. Qatar Airways and Iberia have been sharing codes since 2017, giving our customers more travel options and impeccable connectivity. As international air traffic recovers, we hope to continue to broaden our cooperation with Iberia, as we continue to offer our passengers the 5-star service they expect.”
As partners in the oneworld airline alliance, both the Qatar Airways Privilege Club and the Iberia Plus loyalty programmes mutually confer all their privileges upon each other’s members, including use of VIP lounges, an extra luggage allowance, priority check-in and boarding, etc.
