Qatar Airways and Philippine Airlines has announced a new codeshare partnership, starting with services between Manila and Doha.
Qatar Airways and Philippine Airlines has announced a new codeshare partnership, starting with services between Manila and Doha.
According to the Doha, Qatar-based Qatar Airways, it will place its QR flight code on Philippine Airlines' daily Manila-Doha service – which operates as PR684/PR685. Currently operating five-times weekly, the flights will be increased to daily starting June 16.
Philippine Airlines' A330-300 used on the route features 359 seats in a two-class configuration with 18 flat-bed seats in Business Class, and 341 in Economy. From Doha, travelers will be able to make onward connections to other destinations on Qatar Airways' network.
“At Qatar Airways, we continue to explore opportunities that strengthen our connectivity across the world, and our latest partnership with Philippine Airlines is a testament to this commitment,” said Thierry Antinori, Chief Commercial Officer, Qatar Airways. “This strategic cooperation also aims to deepen the socio-economic ties between the Qatari and Filipino communities. We are proud of the new codeshare flights and look forward to delivering increased benefits to global travellers.”
“As Philippine Airlines expands its presence across the globe, we are delighted to forge new alliances that enable us to build new connections and give our business and leisure passengers more flexibility and seamless access in flying to their desired destinations,” added Captain Stanley Ng, President and Chief Operating Officer, Philippine Airlines. “Our decision to offer daily frequency to Doha is enabled by our exciting strategic partnership with Qatar Airways and will help us stimulate tourism, trade flows and business growth in the context of the strong bilateral relationship between the Philippines and Qatar. Our vital Overseas Filipino Workers and their families will also greatly benefit from this new partnership.”
The daily codeshare flights by Philippine Airlines will be in addition to Qatar Airways' 18 weekly flights between Manila and Doha – all using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. In addition, Qatar Airways also operates flights to three other Philippine destinations: Clark, Cebu, and Davao (via Cebu).
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