Finnair and Qatar Airways announce a partnership – new services ahead

Finnair and Qatar Airways have signed an agreement to establish a long-term strategic cooperation between Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen and Doha.

Finnair Airbus A330-300 – Image, Economy Class and Beyond 

These services will be supported by a codeshare agreement with shared passenger and cargo capacity between both airlines.

Customers from the three Nordic cities will benefit from connections via Doha to Qatar Airways’ hub at Doha to around 100 destinations across Australasia, 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

As well as this, Finnair and Qatar Airways are exploring opening services also between another European destination and Doha.

In Quotes

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Mr Akbar Al Baker said:

“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.” 

 “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.” 

Finnair CEO Topi Manner adds:

“We are delighted to expand our collaboration with our oneworld partner Qatar Airways, offering new connections between Doha and the three Nordic capitals”, says

“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.”

Leveraging the Finnair fleet

With Finnair’s operations dependent on certain flying rights, Finnair has been looking for work – be it with flights out of Stockholm or elsewhere. With the launch of the codeshare, with Finnair operating 21 flights a week from the Nordics to Doha, it will provide additional capacity to the region.

And capacity – both cargo and passenger variety will help.

With a codeshare agreement will allow passengers and revenue to flow between the two airlines – which is never a bad thing