The title is not an understatement – Qantas has extended three existing codeshare agreements and added 40 new codeshare routes to its network.
Announced this morning, the carrier expanded agreements with American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and WestJet to add more connections across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Subject to regulatory approval, the carrier will connect travellers from Australia to Los Angeles onward with American Airlines to Charlotte (CLT), Columbus (CMH), Philadelphia (PHL), Pittsburgh (PIT), Raleigh Durham (RDU), Vancouver (YVR) as well as Mexico City (MEX), Guadalajara (GDL) and San Jose de Cabo (SJD).
From San Francisco, American Airlines will connect Qantas passengers to Charlotte (CLT), Philadelphia (PHL) and Phoenix (PHX).
The Flying Kangaroo’s extended agreement with Alaska Airlines will see Qantas add its codes to Seattle (SEA), Portland (PDX) and Palm Springs (PSP), while the partnership with WestJet will take the carrier to an additional 25 city pairs to/from/within Canada from Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto.
Qantas International CEO, Gareth Evans, said the expanded coverage is great news for customers travelling both to and from North America, delivering even more seamless travel experiences and benefits for Qantas frequent flyers.
“With the launch of our nonstop flights to San Francisco later this year, we’ve identified an opportunity to position this port as another key US hub for Qantas customers by extending the codeshares we already have in place.”
Gareth Evans, Qantas International CEO
“Our frequent flyers in particular will benefit from booking on the Qantas code, with increased opportunities to earn points and status credits.”
The new codeshare routes will be available for sale through Travel Agents over the next week.
The new Qantas arrangements follow the carrier’s new agreement with Solomon Airlines to codeshare on flights to Honiara. Read on
