Qatar and Vueling join forces to operate to Croatia
Qatar
Airways has recently announced plans to code share with Vueling, the Spanish
airline carrier on 67 routes, some of which are in Croatia.
The
Qatari carrier, which owns a 20 percent share of International Airlines Group
(IAG), will add its flight numbers and designator code onto services from both
Barcelona and Rome to Dubrovnik and Split operated by the group's low cost
carrier from Spain. In the upcoming winter season Vueling, which has previously
operated only seasonal flights to Croatia, will maintain flights from Rome to
Dubrovnik. On the other hand, Qatar Airways will continue to maintain ten
weekly flights from Doha to Zagreb.
The
new code share agreement, which builds upon the interline agreement signed
between the two carriers in October 2014, is already effective and bookings can
be made via Qatar Airways.
Qatar
Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “Our
new code share agreement with Vueling Airlines will allow even greater
opportunities for passengers across Europe to connect to the global Qatar
Airways network''.