Qatar Airways and American Airlines sign codeshare agreement

Following government approvals the new codeshare agreement will offer customers more choices by allowing the two airlines to work together to improve flight schedules and connection times.

"Our extensive codeshare relationship with Qatar Airways will provide our customers with easy, premium access when traveling to and from the Middle East and beyond," said Kurt Stache, American's vice president – strategic alliances.  "This new codeshare relationship with Qatar is another example of how American is focused on building its global network through closer coordination with its alliance partners around the world."

The agreement with Qatar will include codesharing on nonstop flights between the U.S. and Doha, flights connecting at the carriers' European gateways such as Paris and London, and flights to cities in the U.S. and beyond Doha.

Anaylst Saj Ahmad commented: “As part of the oneworld alliance, Qatar Airways and American Airlines new codeshare will vastly increase both airlines connection points.
 
“For Qatar Airways, they will be able to offer customers more gateways into the USA and likewise, American Airlines will be able to offer customers even greater access to the GCC, particularly as US airlines are very reticent and wary about competing in the Persian Gulf with more astute and stronger Arab airlines.”
 
Ahmad added: “As American Airlines works towards emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the carrier will be able to leverage is realigned business focus to harness the immense growth that the GCC has to offer thanks to its new relationship with Qatar Airways.”