Customers from the three Nordic cities will benefit from seamless connections via Doha to Qatar Airways’ extensive network of around 100 destinations across Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The collaboration will also open new destinations and connection opportunities across Finnair’s Nordic network for Qatar Airways’ customers.
The services are planned to start between November and December 2022.
They will be operated with Finnair’s Airbus A330 aircraft featuring Finnair’s new long-haul cabins, including industry-leading Air Lounge business class seats, a brand-new premium economy travel class and refreshed economy class.
The flights to Doha are to be sold and marketed by both Finnair and Qatar Airways as per the schedule below:
7 weekly flights to and from Helsinki
7 weekly flights to and from Stockholm
7 weekly flights to and from Copenhagen
These new routes are, what we call it, a win-win situation. Finnair have trouble to get all planes utilized as China is still very much closed for business travel and tourist. Qatar Airways are lacking airplanes due to there dispute with Airbus and long deliver times from Boeing.
For the passengers it is quite good as you get the news product by Finnair and can travel further from Doha in e.g. a Qsuite.
AS A FELLOW ONEWORLD MEMBER, WE ENJOY A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH FINNAIR AND THESE NEW SERVICES TO HAMAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ARE AN EXAMPLE OF QATAR AIRWAYS WORKING WITH PARTNERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR JOINT CUSTOMERS. THIS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DEMONSTRATES OUR COMMITMENT TO THE NORDIC MARKETS AND STRENGTHENS OUR POSITION AS THE LEADING MIDDLE EAST CARRIER IN THIS IMPORTANT REGION. THIS PARTNERSHIP WILL BE THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE EXPANSION HERE.”
His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive.
Mr. Al Baker added:
SOON, DOHA WILL BE THE ONEWORLD HUB BRINGING MORE AIRLINE PARTNERS TOGETHER THAN EVER BEFORE. WITH THIS CODESHARE AGREEMENT, TRAVELLERS FROM THE NORDICS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE EXCELLENT CONNECTIVITY TO DOHA WITH FINNAIR AND ONWARDS WITH QATAR AIRWAYS TO ATTRACTIVE LEISURE AND KEY BUSINESS DESTINATIONS ACROSS ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive.
Topi Manner, who is the CEO of Finnair stated that he is delighted to expand the service to Doha.
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO EXPAND OUR COLLABORATION WITH OUR ONEWORLD PARTNER QATAR AIRWAYS, OFFERING NEW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DOHA AND THE THREE NORDIC CAPITALS. THE ROLE OF DOHA AS AN INTERNATIONAL HUB IS GROWING, AND QATAR AIRWAYS HAS EXTENSIVE CONNECTIONS FROM DOHA ONWARDS TO FOR EXAMPLE AUSTRALASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA.
