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Qatar Airways and SriLankan Airlines expand codeshare agreement

Qatar Airways has announced expanded codeshare cooperation with SriLankan Airlines, starting from December 23.

This new agreement will strengthen the two airlines? strategic partnership, first initiated in 2016.

It will be rolled out in phases and once fully implemented will allow SriLankan Airlines? passengers to book travel to 33 additional Qatar Airways destinations in Europe, America, and Africa. Combined with the two airlines? existing codeshare agreement, this brings the total Qatar Airways destinations offered under SriLankan Airlines? flight numbers to 53.

Phase one has opened for sale for travel starting on December 23 with SriLankan Airline passengers able to book travel to eight additional Qatar Airways? destinations ? Athens, Greece; Belgrade, Serbia; Brussels, Belgium; Dublin, Ireland; Helsinki, Finland; Munich, Germany; Prague, Czech Republic and Thessaloniki, Greece.

Qatar Airways? passengers will benefit from access to new destinations in the Maldives now. They will now be able to book travel on SriLankan Airlines? flights to the island of Gan in Addu Atoll, the southernmost point of the Maldives. The new destination complements the existing SriLankan Airlines? routes available to Qatar Airways passengers ? Colombo in Sri Lanka and Mal? in the Maldives.

Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways Group chief executive, said: ?Since 2016 both airlines have witnessed the significant benefits codeshare cooperation has brought, providing passengers with unrivalled service and seamless connections. The expansion of codeshare cooperation between Qatar Airways and SriLankan Airlines is a natural next step in the strengthening of our close partnership.?

Vipula Gunatilleka, SriLankan Airlines CEO, said: ?We are delighted to further strengthen the bonds of our long-time partnership with our fellow oneworld member Qatar Airways, and feel certain that the valued passengers of both our airlines will reap the benefits of this close co-operation.?



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