SriLankan adds 18 more destinations through codeshare with Qatar Airways

SriLankan Airlines is adding 18 more new cities in Europe, North America, South America and West Asia through the expansion of its codeshare agreement with its oneworld partner Qatar Airways, bringing its global route network to 127 destinations in 56 countries, the airline said on Monday in a statement.

Vipula Gunatilleka, Group Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines said: “SriLankan is delighted to introduce many new travel options to our valued customers around the world. We have built a strong partnership with Qatar Airways over the years and we regard Qatar as an airline of first class quality and excellence whom our customers would be very comfortable flying with.”

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “Since 2016 both airlines have witnessed the significant benefits codeshare cooperation has brought, providing passengers with unrivalled service and seamless connections. The expansion of codeshare cooperation between Qatar Airways and SriLankan Airlines is a natural next step in the strengthening of our close partnership.” 

SriLankan passengers would have new options via Qatar’s hub in Doha to Helsinki (Finland), Belgrade (Serbia), Budapest (Hungary), Larnaca (Cyprus), Warsaw (Poland), Casablanca (Morocco), Lisbon (Portugal), Gothenburg (Sweden), Brussels (Belgium), Venice (Italy), Baku (Azerbaijan), Kyiv (Ukraine), Munich (Germany), Prague (Czech Republic), Dublin (Ireland), Madrid and Malaga in Spain, Edinburgh and Birmingham in the UK, Athens and Thessaloniki in Greece,  the Turkish cities of Ankara, Istanbul (Sabiha Airport), Antalya and Izmir, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Montreal in Canada, and the US cities of Washington D.C, Chicago, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and Boston. Qatar Airways will codeshare on SriLankan Airlines flights to Gan Island in the Maldives via Colombo.