From December 27, 2020, China Southern Airlines will place their code on Qatar Airways flights between Guangzhou and Doha, offering seamless onward connectivity with Qatar Airways to over 60 destinations in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
On Thursday (December 24, 2020), Qatar Airways announced a new codeshare with China Southern Airlines. Under the agreement, China Southern will place their code on Qatar Airways’ flights between Guangzhou and Doha starting December 27, 2020. The flights will offer seamless onward connectivity via Doha to over 60 destinations in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The new codeshare is the first step in increased cooperation between the carriers following the acquisition of five percent of China Southern by Qatar Airways in December 2018. During the next stage of the agreement, the Chinese carrier will place their code on Qatar Airways’ flights between Beijing and Doha, as soon as pandemic-related restrictions are lifted. In Thursday’s announcement, Qatar Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Thierry Antinori, said,
“We are delighted to begin codeshare cooperation with China Southern Airlines, providing our passengers seamless connectivity via the Best Airport in the Middle East to more than 60 destinations across Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Since Qatar Airways Group’s investment in China Southern Airlines in 2018, our two airlines have worked closely to develop opportunities to enhance the customer experience for our millions of passengers travelling via the Best Airport in the Middle East, Hamad International Airport. The beginning of codeshare flights is the natural first step and we look forward to further deepening our close relationship with China Southern Airlines in the future.”
Also commenting on the new codeshare, China Southern Airlines SVP Corporate and International Relations, Mr. Wu Guoxiang, added,
“We have great expectations for the partnership between Qatar Airways and China Southern Airlines. During 2020, our global airline industry has faced unprecedented challenges and we look forward to an early recovery. We believe that bilateral cooperation will be an important element in the process of industry recovery and greatly promote air connectivity among countries and regions. Our collaboration with Qatar Airways is just one of these powerful combinations. Qatar Airways is a Five-Star Airline by SKYTRAX, with award-winning inflight service and innovative products and China Southern is committed to developing world-class service brands that combine ‘affinity and refinement’ to deliver an extraordinary travel experience to all passengers.”
Qatar Airways is the national carrier of the state of Qatar and currently operates over 700 weekly flights to more than 100 destinations, providing more flexible travel options to more global destinations than any other airline. The carrier was named the ‘World’s Best Airline’ in the 2019 World Airline Awards managed by Skytrax as well as the ‘Best Airline in the Middle East,’ ‘World’s Best Business Class.’ Qatar Airways has also been awarded the title for ‘Best Business Class Seat’ in recognition of their ground-breaking Qsuite product which offers a spacious 1-2-1 seat layout. Additionally, the airline is the only carrier to have ever received the prestigious “Skytrax Airline of the Year” title five times. Qatar Airways normally serves over 170 global destinations with a fleet of more than 250 modern aircraft. The airline’s primary hub is located at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar.
Source: Qatar Airways