Qantas and El Al to launch codeshare partnership; Israel and Australia sign ASA

Qantas and El Al signed (23-Feb-2017) a MoU to deepen their relationship, subject to government and regulatory approvals. The partnership focuses on linking Qantas services between Australia and Asia to El Al services between Asia and Tel Aviv. It will also connect Qantas services from Sydney to Johannesburg with El Al services from Tel Aviv to Johannesburg. The MoU follows the signing of a new Air Services Agreement between Australia and Israel. Qantas and El Al currently have an interline arrangement with the codeshare agreement to also include reciprocal lounge access. The codeshare services will go on sale during 2H2017. [more - original PR] [more - original PR - Australian Prime Minister]