Qatar Airways and China Southern Airlines Expand Codeshare Partnership

Qatar Airways has announced a major expansion of their codeshare partnership with China Southern Airlines, and in increase in frequencies between Doha and Beijing ahead of the Golden Week in China.

Qatar Airways and China Southern Airlines Announce Major Codeshare Partnership Expansion - Courtesy Qatar Airways

On Monday (September 8, 2025), Qatar Airways announced a major expansion of their codeshare partnership with China Southern Airlines.  The carrier will also increase frequencies between Doha and Beijing ahead of the Golden Week holiday period in China.  The codeshare expansion builds on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed last year.  Starting October 16, 2025, Qatar Airways will place their marketing code on China Southern’s three weekly nonstop flights between Beijing Daxing and Doha. Likewise, China Southern will be place their code on Qatar Airways-operated flights beyond Doha to 15 destinations across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, including Amman, Athens, Barcelona, Cairo, Dar es Salam, Madrid, and Munich.

In Monday’s announcement, Qatar Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Thierry Antinori, said,

“Qatar Airways and China Southern have established a partnership that continues to set new benchmarks in the industry.  This latest expansion ensures that every Qatar Airways route to China is now accessible to China Southern Airlines’ passengers, underlining our long-term commitment to a market that is integral to our growth and connectivity.  Timed with this year’s Golden Week, it provides Chinese travellers with unrivalled access through Doha to over 170 destinations across our global network via Hamad International Airport, the Best Airport in the Middle East, as voted by Skytrax in 2025.”

Also commenting on the expanded codeshare partnership, China Southern Airlines’ President and CEO, Mr. Han Wensheng, said,

“Beijing Daxing is a cornerstone of China Southern’s international development, and the launch of new Doha services further strengthens its role alongside our existing operations from Guangzhou.  Together with Qatar Airways, we are expanding opportunities for Chinese passengers to reach destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas through Doha’s Hamad International Airport.  This partnership underscores our commitment to building broader global access and delivering world-class service to our customers.”

Since April 2024, Qatar Airways has codeshared on China Southern-operated flights between Guangzhou and Doha.  Building on the existing codeshares from Guangzhou and Beijing Daxing, China Southern will extend their code to flights between Doha and Chengdu Tianfu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai (subject to Chinese Government approval).

Source: Qatar Airways