Qatar Airways to codeshare with Srilankan Airlines

DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways and SriLankan Airlines, both members of the oneworld alliance, have strengthened their cooperation with a bilateral code-share relationship.

DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways and SriLankan Airlines, both members of the oneworld alliance, have strengthened their cooperation with a bilateral code-share relationship.

Both airlines will code-share on each other’s flights between their respective hubs – Qatar Airways’ thrice daily Airbus A340-600 operations to Colombo and SriLankan Airlines’ daily Airbus A330-300 flight to Doha. The combination of four daily flights between Doha and Colombo will offer customers additional convenience and flexibility.


Passengers travelling to Colombo on Qatar Airways now have additional connectivity to the popular holiday hotspot Male, in the Maldives. SriLankan Airlines passengers can also now transit through Doha’s Hamad International Airport and travel onwards, subject to government approvals, to 20* exciting leisure and business destinations, including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris, Copenhagen, Moscow, Rome, Frankfurt, Geneva, Manchester, Milan, Oslo, Sofia, Stockholm, Vienna, Zurich, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Bahrain and Cape Town.

Travellers will also benefit from accruing frequent flyer miles, together with other oneworld privileges such as access to spacious lounges, extra baggage allowances, priority check-in and boarding, fast track security lanes and special fares across both carriers’ networks.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker said: “Qatar Airways is pleased to have reached a code-sharing agreement with an established oneworld carrier like SriLankan Airlines, which will deepen commercial cooperation and jointly strengthen our competitive offering in the market. This new partnership will allow passengers to enjoy the seamless connectivity that Qatar Airways offers via Doha to our wide network across the globe.”

Chief Executive Officer SriLankan Airlines, Captain Suren Ratwatte said: “It is our pleasure to seal a codeshare partnership with Qatar Airways to allow our passengers the flexibility and convenience of effective onward connectivity to a number of destinations. We are also glad to tie up with another oneworld member in our strategic network expansion drive as we celebrate the second anniversary as an alliance member in May this year.”

Daily Doha (DOH) – Colombo (CMB) schedule:

Qatar Airways (QR), SriLankan Airlines (UL)

QR 664 departs DOH at 02:15 hrs; arrives CMB at 09:25 hrs
QR 665 departs CMB at 10:50 hrs; arrives DOH at 13:05 hrs
QR 656 departs DOH at 08:10 hrs; arrives CMB at 15:20 hrs
QR 657 departs CMB at 21:20 hrs; arrives DOH at 23:35 hrs
QR 668 departs DOH at 18:50 hrs; arrives CMB at 02:00+1 hrs
QR 669 departs CMB at 03:25 hrs; arrives DOH at 05:40 hrs

UL 218 departs DOH at 22:30 hrs; arrives CMB at 05:55 hrs +1
UL 217 departs CMB at 18:45 hrs; arrives DOH at 21:15 hrs

*Subject to regulatory approvals.



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