{"id":21951,"date":"2022-06-28T17:07:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T11:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21951"},"modified":"2022-06-28T17:07:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T11:37:58","slug":"qatar-airways-declared-a-codeshare-agreement-with-airlink-of-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/28\/qatar-airways-declared-a-codeshare-agreement-with-airlink-of-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Airways\u00a0declared a codeshare agreement with\u00a0Airlink\u00a0of South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the Doha-based airline continues its unrelenting drive toward growth and development, the latest initiative to be declared is a codeshare deal with Airlink of South Africa. Let’s take a closer look at what this deal means for both carriers involved.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qatar Airways\u00a0has declared<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Qatar Airways\u00a0has declared the latest in a series of tie-ups with other carriers by announcing a new codeshare deal with\u00a0Airlink\u00a0of South Africa. In a strategic move that will enhance its passengers’ onward connection possibilities through its three gateways across southern Africa, the new deal marks the next stage in Qatar’s development.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allowing passengers to connect seamlessly between 45 destinations in 13 countries across southern Africa and the rest of the world, this new deal is likely to be a win-win for both airlines involved and passengers alike.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Qatar Airways | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to Qatar Airways<\/a>, the new deal will provide passengers traveling on the two carriers with more choices, enhanced services, and greater connectivity between the city pairs now linked through the codeshare agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flights operated by Airlink from\u00a0Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban will carry the ‘QR’ flight code of the larger carrier. All passengers traveling under the codeshare scheme will be afforded the simplicity of purchasing connecting flights on both airlines operating a single reservation with seamless ticketing, check-in, boarding, and baggage check experience across their entire journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qatar Airways currently offers 21 direct weekly flights from\u00a0Doha\u00a0to Johannesburg, ten weekly flights to Cape Town, and four weekly flights to Durban. From South Africa, travelers traveling under the new codeshare deal with Airlink can connect easily to destinations across six continents via Doha's Hamad International Airport, recently voted by Skytrax as the 'World's Best Airport.'<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The Qatari-based carrier predicts that popular destinations linked under the new deal will include connections between the three cities in South Africa with popular destinations in the United States served by Qatar Airways<\/a> such as New York and Dallas, cities in Europe such as London, Copenhagen, and Barcelona, and points across Asia including Manila, Jakarta, and Cebu.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deal with Airlink also enhances Qatar Airways’<\/a> footprint across southern Africa, with improved access to destinations such as Ggeberha (Port Elizabeth), Hoedspruit, Skukuza, George in South Africa, and beyond to countries such as Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. The new codeshare flights are already on sale, with codeshare services commencing on July 6th, 2022, subject to government permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Airlink | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
On declaring the new commercial deal reached between the two carriers, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar al-Baker told,<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
“Expanding our network with Airlink gives our customers more choice of destinations and flights, which we hope will contribute to the rapid recovery of travel, which plays such an important role in southern African economies. We have increased our presence in the African market by adding eight new destinations since the start of the pandemic and fostering partnerships such as this dynamic deal with Airlink, which will greatly enhance our offering to our customers and support travel and trade.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on the newly signed agreement between his airline and QatarAirways, Airlink Chief Executive, Rodger Foster, told:<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
“This development is an endorsement of Airlink’s relevance to providing air access to the total region through our expansive network of destinations, which creates unparalleled connectivity opportunities when considered in conjunction with Qatar Airways’ global reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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