Qatar Extends Strategic Codeshare Partnership with JetBlue

Sunday 18th of April 2021

New York's Hometown Airline®, JetBlue partners with the world’s leading airline, Qatar Airways in its strategic expansion of codeshare allowing more options and convenience to book travel to international destinations. The flights will commence from April 19, 2021 to May 1, 2021 between the U.S. and Doha for destinations beyond the middle eastern hub.

Building on its initial partnership in 2011, passengers flying onboard both airlines already benefit from access to more than 50 destinations each other’s portfolio. The codeshare partnership will provide more flexible travel options between the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

As part of the expanded codeshare agreement, JetBlue passengers can now book travel with Qatar Airways to and from nine of airline’s U.S. gateways - Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Atlanta (ATL), Houston (IAH), Miami (MIA), New York (JFK), Philadelphia (PHL), and Washington (IAD). They will also be able to book travel on seven routes beyond Doha, taking advantage of seamless connections via the Best Airport in the Middle East to and from Amman (AMM), Entebbe (EBB), Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Maldives (MLE), Muscat (MCT), Salalah (SLL), Seychelles (SEZ) and Singapore (SIN).

JetBlue plans on adding more destinations to its virtual network in cooperation with Qatar Airways across Africa, Asia & The Middle-East including Addis Ababa (ADD), Nairobi (NBO) & Kigali (KGL) enabling further connecting options between North-America and the rest of Qatar Airways’ extensive network.

Passengers can now enjoy a wider range of options across Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club and JetBlue’s TrueBlue. Members will initially benefit from the ability to accrue Qmiles or TrueBlue points later this year. Then, in the future, those benefits will expand with the ability to redeem points on either carrier’s flights.

Mr. Thierry Antinori, Qatar Airways Chief Commercial Officer said that despite the pandemic, the expanding presence of Qatar Airways in the U.S. market has allowed the networks to offer American passengers seamless connectivity via the Best Airport in the Middle East to more international destinations.

Adding on to the comment, Mr. Scott Laurence, JetBlue Head of revenue and planning, said: “JetBlue and Qatar Airways lead the industry with our award-winning service and exceptional inflight experiences, which is why our partnership has been such a great success for the past decade. Now, with an expanded codeshare covering nearly a dozen major U.S. gateways or connecting points, even more travellers can enjoy a seamless global travel experience between our airlines.”