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Air Serbia and Qatar Airways Sign Codeshare Agreement

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Expansion of cooperation between the Serbian and Qatari national airlines

Air Serbia and Qatar Airways Sign Codeshare Agreement

Air Serbia and Qatar Airways have signed a comprehensive codeshare agreement allowing passengers seamless travel to over 40 destinations when traveling on each other's networks, effective 1 February 2023. As a part of this collaboration, Air Serbia will add its marketing code on Qatar Airways direct flights between Belgrade and Doha, as well as various points beyond Doha including Adelaide, Baku, Brisbane, Tbilisi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Muscat, Nairobi, Perth, Seychelles, Singapore, and Sydney.

Additionally, subject to obtaining all necessary government approvals and once all conditions are fulfilled, Air Serbia plans to extend its coverage to Bangkok, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Phuket, Seoul, Tokyo, Yerevan, Zanzibar, and many more.

Air Serbia Chief Executive Officer, Jiří Marek, said: "It is our great pleasure to announce the codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, known for its global network of destinations and premium service. We are joining forces to provide passengers with new connection opportunities and access to unique destinations from both networks. Through this cooperation, we believe that we will be able to jointly bring to Serbia more traffic and opportunities for trade and tourism, as well as to increase the traffic between the two hubs."

Qatar Airways currently operates five weekly flights between its hub in Doha, Qatar, and Belgrade. The codeshare agreement opens up a host of new exciting destinations for its passengers to use a single booking to continue their journey to European countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia among others served by Air Serbia.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: "This partnership will allow us to expand our footprint in the Central and Eastern European markets where we are looking forward to offering additional travel choices for our customers. We are extremely proud to unveil this partnership with Air Serbia, the leading airline in this region since it was founded in 1927 and we look forward to working effortlessly together."

Qatar Airways and Air Serbia have a long-standing interline cooperation and today's signing marks a milestone in the mutual commitment of both airlines to improving customer experience. Passengers can book their travel with both airlines, through online travel agencies as well as with local travel agents.


About Air Serbia

The national airline of the Republic of Serbia has been operating under the name Air Serbia since October 2013, when it changed its name and identity, introducing new business concepts and services throughout its growing network. It is the successor of the first airline company in this area - Aeroput, which was founded in June 1927. From then until today, Air Serbia has been among the leaders of civil aviation and since 1961 a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Air Serbia flies to more than 70 scheduled and charter destinations in Europe, the Mediterranean, North America, Asia, and Africa, both in passenger and cargo traffic.

Air Serbia plays a key role in the development of aviation in Serbia, and the Serbian travel and tourism industry. The company's priority is to provide exceptional quality service for passengers.

About Qatar Airways

A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was recently announced as the 'Airline of the Year' at the 2022 World Airline Awards, managed by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax. The airline continues to be synonymous with excellence having won the main prize for an unprecedented seventh time (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022), while also being named 'World's Best Business Class', 'World's Best Business Class Lounge Dining' and 'Best Airline in the Middle East'.

Qatar Airways currently flies to more than 150 destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport, currently named the 'Best Airport in the World" by Skytrax World Airport Awards 2022.

More information about the Serbian national carrier's activities can be found at Air Serbia Media Centre.

Proširenje saradnje između srpskog i katarskog nacionalnog avio-prevoznika
ER SRBIJA I KATAR ERVEJZ POTPISALI KOD-ŠER UGOVOR

Er Srbija i Katar ervejz potpisali su sveobuhvatan kod-šer ugovor koji će, počev od 1. februara 2023. godine, omogućiti putnicima jednostavnija putovanja na više od 40 destinacija u okviru mreža srpskog i katarskog nacionalnog avio-prevoznika. Kao deo te saradnje, Er Srbija će staviti svoju oznaku na direktne letove Katar ervejza između Beograda i Dohe, kao i na letove za različite destinacije pored Dohe, kao što su Adelejd, Baku, Brizbejn, Tbilisi, Ho Ši Min, Hongkong, Melburn, Muskat, Najrobi, Pert, Sejšeli, Singapur i Sidnej.

Po pribavljanju neophodnih odobrenja i kada se steknu svi uslovi, Er Srbija planira da stavi svoj marketing kod i na direktne letove Katar ervejza do Bangkoka, Kejptauna, Johanesburga, Puketa, Seula, Tokija, Jerevana, Zanzibara i mnogih drugih destinacija.

"Izuzetno smo zadovoljni postignutim kod-šer sporazumom sa Katar ervejzom, kompanijom koja je poznata po svojoj globalnoj mreži destinacija i vrhunskoj usluzi. Udružujemo se kako bismo putnicima pružili nove opcije za povezivanje i omogućili im pristup jedinstvenim destinacijama iz obe mreže. Verujemo da ćemo zahvaljujući ovoj saradnji zajednički doprineti povećanju saobraćaja ka Srbiji, stvoriti prilike za trgovinu i turizam i uvećati obim saobraćaja između dva čvorišta", rekao je Jirži Marek, generalni direktor Er Srbije.

Katar ervejz trenutno obavlja pet nedeljnih letova između svog sedišta u Dohi u Kataru i Beograda. Kod-šer sporazum omogućiće veliki broj novih, uzbudljivih destinacija za njihove putnike koji žele da uz samo jednu rezervaciju putuju u evropske države kao što su Bosna i Hercegovina, Crna Gora, Slovenija i druge destinacije do kojih leti Er Srbija.

"Ovo partnerstvo omogućiće nam da proširimo prisustvo na tržištima centralne i istočne Evrope. Drago nam je što ćemo našim putnicima pružiti dodatne mogućnosti za putovanja. Izuzetno smo ponosni na ovo partnerstvo sa Er Srbijom, vodećom avio-kompanijom u regionu još od osnivanja 1927. godine i radujemo se uspešnoj saradnji", rekao je generalni direktor Katar ervejz grupe Akbar Al Baker.

Katar ervejz i Er Srbija imaju dugoročnu saradnju, a sporazum potpisan danas predstavlja prekretnicu u zajedničkoj posvećenosti obe avio-kompanije da unaprede korisničko iskustvo. Putnici mogu da rezervišu svoja putovanja kod obe avio-kompanije, putem onlajn turističkih agencija kao i kod lokalnih turističkih agenata.

O Er Srbiji

Nacionalna avio-kompanija Republike Srbije, pod imenom Er Srbija posluje od oktobra 2013. godine kada je promenila ime i celokupan identitet, uvodeći nove koncepte poslovanja i usluge širom rastuće saobraćajne mreže. Naslednica je prve avio-kompanije na ovim prostorima - Aeroputa, koja je osnovana u junu 1927. godine. Od tada do danas Er Srbija je bila među liderima civilnog vazduhoplovstva, a od 1961. godine je članica Međunarodne asocijacije avio-prevoznika (IATA).

Er Srbija leti do preko 70 redovnih i čarter destinacija u Evropi, na Mediteranu, Severnoj Americi, Aziji i Africi i to u putničkom i teretnom saobraćaju.

Er Srbija igra ključnu ulogu u razvoju vazduhoplovstva u Srbiji, srpske industrije putovanja i turističke privrede Srbije. Prioritet kompanije je pružanje usluge izuzetnog kvaliteta za putnike.

O Katar ervejzu

Nakon što je osvojio više nagrada, Katar ervejz je nedavno proglašen za avio-kompaniju godine za 2022. od strane međunarodne organizacije za rangiranje avio-saobraćaja Skajtreks. Ova avio-kompanija nastavlja da bude sinonim za izvrsnost nakon što je sedam puta osvojila glavnu nagradu (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021. i 2022), dok je pritom osvojila i priznanja u kategorijama: "Najbolja biznis klasa na svetu", "Najbolja hrana u premijum salonu u biznis klasi" i "Najbolja avio-kompanija na Bliskom Istoku."

Katar ervejz trenutno obavlja letove ka više od 150 destinacija širom sveta preko svog sedišta u Dohi, Međunarodnog aerodroma Hamad, koji je proglašen za "Najbolji aerodrom na svetu" u okviru Skajtreksove svetske nagrade za aerodrome 2022.

Više informacija o aktivnostima srpskog nacionalnog avio-prevoznika možete pronaći na stranici Medija centra Er Srbije.

This press release was sourced from Air Serbia on 18-Jan-2023.